QUESTION: Re: DX SEASON

[Dan Ferguson <df@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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At 21:53 09/07/97, Mauno Ritola wrote:
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>>At 04:05 PM 9/6/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>>Does anyone 'out there' have an understanding of what this Autumn and
>>>Winter might be like as far as Dxing.In particular the frequencies of
>>>540 khz.to 6,000 khz.....what is the propagation forcast in regards to
>>>sunspots,cycles and all that solar flare stuff.
>>Tom, conditions are already picking up. Most researchers agree that we past
>>the minimum around May 96. The solar cycle is slowly turning up.
>
>When we are talking about frequencies below 6 MHz, I don't agree that the
>"conditions are picking up" when we are going towards sunspot maximum.
>According to my experience they always get WORSE during the maximum. Even
>on the higher frequencies the unstability of the conditions cut the most of
>the use we get from higher maximal usable frequencies. Does anyone agree?
>
>73
>
>Mauno 
>


Not I!  Give me sunspots!!

DanF


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