No pelts tonight

Larry Makoski W2LJ

40 Meters was the great barren wasteland in NJ tonight.  I heard nothing of Tom, and Jerry came out of the aetherial muck for about 30 seconds to sink back into the quicksand of an ionosphere wracked by solar disturbances.

In my 26 years of being a Ham, I don't think I've ever witnessed a sunspot minimum like we are having (or in the near process of having).  I thought solar flares and CMEs were supposed to happen on the upswing!

73 de Larry W2LJ

Only one pelt tonight

Barry Middlebrook

#216

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Wow, propagation into VE6 on 40m sure has been horrible every Thursday for the last few months.? I only have the first 35 minutes to look before I have to go and coach hockey for my middle two boys hockey team.? I tuned and tuned like just about every other Thursday for the last two months and finally heard AC7A with a S5 signal.? Got him after only a few calls then shortly after that the band faded.

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Then at about the time I need to pull the switch and race to go lace up the skates, the band changes and I hear N9AW working a big pileup.? But he is just at the noise level, QSB up and down.? I tried a few times but had to finally leave just as the band was building a bit.? Why did I volunteer for this hockey?? Oh well, the XYL says I'll be thankful I did when they get older.? Yeah, I know she is right and deep down I enjoy the hockey coaching.? If I can only convince the other 30 parents to switch their schedules to a non-Fox night?? :-)

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Barry Middlebrook, P.Eng

Amateur Radio Station VE6TN

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FOX: Ups aned Downs (again)

George, W5YR

#215

Foxii signals ranged from S9+10 dB to a low of beneath the noise level - QSB
was rapid at times, although 10 or 20 seconds might go by with a Fox at a
good workable level before sagging back into the noise.

I think that most of the Tornados and other North Texas locals got their
Two-Fers tonight, but we had to work for them!

I guess the frustrating part is that 30 minutes before the Hunts started,
most signals were S7 or better, noise was low and the band really sounded
good. Then the magic 0200Z arrived and down we went the slippery slope.
Probably not feasible, but maybe during these sunspot minima, etc., moving
the Hunts back to 0100Z might be an improvement.

But, it wouldn't be much fun if it was always easy!

73, George W5YR
Fairview, TX
w5yr@...

Re: This evening's hunt

#214

I should have never made such an optimistic statement - I put a jinx on myself!  Never heard a peep out of either fox, and the load of hounds simply vanished around 0230.

<sigh>

Al, K2ZN

Al Scanandoah wrote:

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Well, I may have a shot at two pelts tonight. I managed to work both
AC7A and N9AW when I was the fox last week.  Solar condx look pretty
much the same as a week ago.

Re: This evening's hunt

FRED LESNICK

#213

Good luck Great Lakers, I am working nights tonight, so go get em'.

Fred
VE3FAL


On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 01:19:54 -0000
 "Al Scanandoah" <k2zn@...> wrote:
Well, I may have a shot at two pelts tonight. I managed to work both
AC7A and N9AW when I was the fox last week.  Solar condx look pretty
much the same as a week ago.
GL y'all
72 - Al, K2ZN
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This evening's hunt

#212

Well, I may have a shot at two pelts tonight. I managed to work both
AC7A and N9AW when I was the fox last week.  Solar condx look pretty
much the same as a week ago.

GL y'all

72 - Al, K2ZN

Re: The sounds of silence

Wayne Rogers

#211

Did ya'll know that Chile bought Easter Island for 300 pesos or 
about 65 cents.  That was better than Alaska.  Hi Hi.

--- In qfox@..., "ae4y" <ae4y@y...> wrote:

At least last week I did manage to hear a few hounds calling for a
couple of minutes, but tonight I'm hearing neither hounds nor foxii. 

There's lots of other signals in there; including 3G0YP on Easter Island.

Kent, AE4Y

FOX - W5KDJ Final Log 01/13/2005

Wayne Rogers

#210

K8WDN      599 OH JOHN      5W        
N4DD       559 TN DENNIS    5W        
N4ROA      559 VA DAN       5W        
W5HNS      559 TX HENERY    5W        
W9LR       559 WI BILL      5W        
W9XU       559 WI LON       5W        
KG4FSN     559 FL JUAN      5W        
N0AR       559 MN SCOTT     5W        
N3BJ       559 VA ALAN      5W        
N8WS       559 OH BILL      5W        
WA9TZE     547 WI JIM       5W        
K0EVZ      579 NM DOC       4W        
AG0T       559 ND TODD      4W        
VE3FAL     559 ON FRED      5W        
K5ZTY      559 TX BILL      5W
WB4X       559 NC BRENT     5W	        
K0FRP/4    579 SC AL        5W        
K9IS       559 WI STEVE     5W        
K3ESE      559 MD LLOYD     5W        
K8CV       559 MI WALT      5W        
NK6A       559 CA DON       5W        
WA8BXN     559 OH MIKE      5W        
AD6JV      559 VA BILL      5W        
W2LJ       339 NJ LARRY     5W        
K6XR       559 CA REG       5W        
N1TP       579 FL TOM       5W        
K6VNX      559 CA ARLEN     5W        
K6ESE      559 CA IRVE      5W        
K4THL      559 FL TOM       5W        
KR0U       559 CO TIM       5W        
K3PH       559 PA BOB       5W        
K0ZK       559 ME ARN       5W        
W1FMR      559 NH JIM       5W        
W4EDE      569 FL LEE       100W      
W1MT       559 VA MIKE      5W        
WA4NFY     599 FL STAN      5W        
KK5LD      559 TX DAN       5W        
KI0II      559 CO RON       1W        
KA3EAJ     559 MD DAVE      5W        
N6NVP      559 CA KIP       5W        
KB2FEL     559 NY BOB       5W        
K2EKM      559 VA BILL      1W        
KC1FB      559 CT JIM       5W

K2ZN	  559 NY AL        5W
W5KDJ      559 TX WAYNE     5W

FOX Log 01/13/2005

Wayne Rogers

#209

559 K8WDN      599 OH JOHN      5W        
559 N4DD       559 TN DENNIS    5        
559 N4ROA      559 VA DAN       5        
559 W5HNS      559 TX HENERY    5        
559 W9LR       559 WI BILL      5        
559 W9XU       559 WI LON       5        
559 KG4FSN     559 FL JUAN      5        
559 N0AR       559 MN SCOTT     5        
559 N3BJ       559 VA ALAN      5        
559 N8WS       559 OH BILL      5        
559 WA9TZE     547 WI JIM       5        
559 K0EVZ      579 NM DOC       4        
559 AG0T       559 ND TODD      4        
559 VE3FAL     559 ON FRED      5        
559 K5ZTY      559 TX BILL      5        
559 K0FRP/4    579 SC AL        5        
559 K9IS       559 WI STEVE     5        
559 K3ESE      559 MD LLOYD     5        
559 K8CV       559 MI WALT      5        
559 NK6A       559 CA DON       5        
559 WA8BXN     559 OH MIKE      5        
559 AD6JV      559 VA BILL      5        
559 W2LJ       339 NJ LARRY     5        
559 K6XR       559 CA REG       5        
559 N1TP       579 FL TOM       5        
559 K6VNX      559 CA ARLEN     5        
559 K6ESE      559 CA IRVE      5        
559 K4THL      559 FL TOM       5        
559 KR0U       559 CO JEFF      5        
559 K3PH       559 PA BOB       5        
559 K0ZK       559 ME ARN       5        
559 W1FMR      559 NH JIM       5        
559 W4EDE      569 FL LEE       100      
559 W1MT       559 VA MIKE      5        
559 WA4NFY     599 FL STAN      5        
559 KK5LD      559 TX DAN       5        
559 KI0II      559 CO RON       1        
559 KA3EAJ     559 MD DAVE      5        
559 N6NVP      559 CA KIP       5        
559 KB2FEL     559 NY BOB       5        
559 K2EKM      559 VA BILL      1        
559 KC1FB      559 CT JIM       5
K2ZN
W5KDJ

Re: One down

wunger \(William Unger\)

#208

Went to the Lakehead Amateur Radio Club meeting tonight and got home at 10PM. 
 
Cant hear anything of a fox on the band.  Big pile up around 7031 but cant hear who they are working, so reduced to copying W1AW at 589.
 
Lets make them a fox!
 
Good Luck all
 
Bill VE3XT

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-----Original Message----- 
	From: Fred (VE3FAL) [mailto:flesnick@...] 
	Sent: Thu 13/01/2005 9:12 PM 
	To: KV2X; K2QO; K2ZN; 'VE3XT'; 'VE3FAL' 
	Cc: qfox@... 
	Subject: One down
	
	Got Wayne in TX at 0210, wow first fox in a while.....But DSP helped to
	pull him out of all the static.
	
	Good Luck Great Lakers (stay warm , -52C with wind-chill tonight)
	
	Fred VE3FAL

Re: One down

Fred \(VE3FAL\)

#207

It is now 0306 z and not much on the bands. Solid S6 noise level, KE4UEH
calling CQ on 7.039 with a great 579 signal, pileup on 7.030, and then
only 4 more signals down to the bottom end of the band, and CO8LY
working stations on 7.006......

Have a great night folks

Show quoted text

-----Original Message-----
From: tjennin2@... [mailto:tjennin2@...] 
Sent: January 13, 2005 10:05 PM
To: Fred (VE3FAL); qfox@...; KV2X; K2QO; K2ZN; 'VE3XT';
'VE3FAL'
Cc: qfox@...
Subject: Re: One down

Great job Fred!
I got Al from my driveway. I used my ic706.  He was the only fox I could
hear.

73,
Tom kv2x


Date sent:      	Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:12:22 -0500
From:           	"Fred (VE3FAL)" <flesnick@...>
Subject:        	One down
To:             	KV2X <tjennin2@...>, K2QO 
<msadams@...>,
	K2ZN <k2zn@...>, 'VE3XT' <ve3xt@...>,
	'VE3FAL' <flesnick@...>
Copies to:      	qfox@...

Got Wayne in TX at 0210, wow first fox in a while.....But DSP helped
to pull him out of all the static.

Good Luck Great Lakers (stay warm , -52C with wind-chill tonight)


Fred VE3FAL

Re: One down

#206

Great job Fred!
I got Al from my driveway. I used my ic706.  He was the only fox I could
hear.

73,
Tom kv2x


Date sent:      	Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:12:22 -0500
From:           	"Fred (VE3FAL)" <flesnick@...>
Subject:        	One down
To:             	KV2X <tjennin2@...>, K2QO 
<msadams@...>,
	K2ZN <k2zn@...>, 'VE3XT' <ve3xt@...>,
	'VE3FAL' <flesnick@...>
Copies to:      	qfox@...

Show quoted text

Got Wayne in TX at 0210, wow first fox in a while.....But DSP helped
to pull him out of all the static.

Good Luck Great Lakers (stay warm , -52C with wind-chill tonight)

Fred VE3FAL

The sounds of silence

ae4y

#205

At least last week I did manage to hear a few hounds calling for a
couple of minutes, but tonight I'm hearing neither hounds nor foxii. 

There's lots of other signals in there; including 3G0YP on Easter Island.

Kent, AE4Y

Re: Zilch

Larry Makoski W2LJ

#203

Kevin,

Keep listening - Wayne's signal seems to be improving some as time passes.

73 de Larry W2LJ

Re: One down

Fred \(VE3FAL\)

#204

I can't hear a peep out of Al.......maybe as the night goes
on...actually the entire band has gotten very quiet now at 0237z.

Show quoted text

-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Makoski W2LJ [mailto:Makos327@...] 
Sent: January 13, 2005 9:35 PM
To: qfox@...
Subject: Re: [qfox] One down

Fred (VE3FAL) wrote:

Got Wayne in TX at 0210, wow first fox in a while.....But DSP helpedto
pull him out of all the static.

Good Luck Great Lakers (stay warm , -52C with wind-chill tonight)

Fred,

I seemed to have gotten Wayne shortly after you.  I can hear the Hounds 
calling Al, but since he's the nest state over from me; I doubt I will 
bag him tonight.  It as good to get one though. When I worked Wayne he 
was 339 - a few minutes ago he was up to 559.

Good luck to all!

73 de Larry W2LJ

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Re: One down

Larry Makoski W2LJ

#202

Fred (VE3FAL) wrote:

Got Wayne in TX at 0210, wow first fox in a while.....But DSP helped to
pull him out of all the static.

Good Luck Great Lakers (stay warm , -52C with wind-chill tonight)

Fred,

I seemed to have gotten Wayne shortly after you.  I can hear the Hounds calling Al, but since he's the nest state over from me; I doubt I will bag him tonight.  It as good to get one though. When I worked Wayne he was 339 - a few minutes ago he was up to 559.

Good luck to all!

73 de Larry W2LJ

Zilch

Kevin der Kinderen

#201

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I hear nothing – no fox, no hounds no nobody.

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Noise is S6 in soutwest VA and the band is empty.

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Kevin der Kinderen

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One down

Fred \(VE3FAL\)

#200

Got Wayne in TX at 0210, wow first fox in a while.....But DSP helped to
pull him out of all the static.

Good Luck Great Lakers (stay warm , -52C with wind-chill tonight)

Fred VE3FAL

Re: [QRP-L] FOX - 40 dead tonight/To Hunt or Not to Hunt

FRED LESNICK

#199

www.spaceweather.com


BIG SUNSPOT: In less than 48 hours, sunspot 720 has blossomed from an
almost invisible speck into a dark behemoth 5 times wider than Earth.
Solar activity could increase if this rapid growth continues. Already the
'spot is big enough to see, but never stare at the sun. Check
spaceweather.com for safe solar observing tips.

FOX - 40 dead tonight

Larry Makoski W2LJ

#198

Meters was dead tonight!  I mean, I've seen three day old road kill more lively than 40 Meters was tonight.  I hope things improve for the Foxhunt tomorrow night!

de Larry W2LJ