Re: [IRCA] Oct. 25th TPs: Where'd They Go?

[Derek Vincent <eargazimm@xxxxxxxxx>]

Very true... It seems like the DX door has been open for the past 2 Weeks down here. Had my first South Africa contact this year from my driveway. : )






On Oct 25, 2011, at 11:26 AM, Colin Newell <cafe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> The action is on the other end of the dial.
> 
> In the last 5 days I have worked Europe on USB - 10 meters, less than 1 Watt.
> Transcontinental contacts on 10 using AM, CW and Side band with 100mw
> have also been achieved -- occasional CME's explain why we are
> not picking up 1/2 megawatt medium wave stations from across the Pacific.
> Yesterday at 1800 UTC there was one that struck our upper atmosphere
> throwing the blanket over everything.
> 
> Apparently these are the most spectacular upper band conditions since the
> 50's -- and it is expected to improve even more.
> 
> On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:51:35 -0700 Guy Atkins <dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Monitored this morning from 1414-1455, switching regularly from DU loop to
>> TP loop, but nary a 9 kHz trace on Perseus until 1450-1452 when I spotted
>> very weak TP carriers on 594 and 603. They were gone after only a couple of
>> minutes, and that was all the so-called DX to be found!
> 
> Colin Newell is the editor and creator of Coffeecrew.com, DXer.ca and BobHarris.com Amateur Radio VA7WWV - Victoria B.C. Canada | Twitter.com/coffeecrew
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