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Solar cycle 25 . Very interesting? I have my doubts.
UncleJohn:
--- Quote from: NQC on May 19, 2021, 1910 UTC ---At least for me , with all roof top antennas long gone AND all the RF noise in the apt.I am pretty much toast re weak HF. FWIW , AM BCB ain’t such a big bargain either and also requires a decent signal to work .But at least it’s easier to null noise.Plus if I give up BCB (or occasional stronger HF ) in the apt., I’ve pretty much given up on “in home”radio ,which I refuse to do.
The only way I can really hear anything weak ,on any frequency ,is to set up away from my apt.As I grow older and times have changed, I am somewhat less inclined to attract attention to myself by setting up remotely.Especially late at night .
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OK, this is THE honest to unowho truth: for the last 16 years I lived in a single story, single row appt. with aluminum sheet metal for the roof. Yes, lots & lots of "F'ing" noise. However, & this is the really hard bit to believe, I would alligator clip a wire (very short in length) from one of the antenna input jacks of my R8B to...get ready 'cause you're probably Not gonna believe me...the 8 foot baseboard heater annndddd I actually could catch pirates, often, even in the summer months! Oh, I finally managed to move into a cheaper & smaller stand-alone cottage w/o aluminum anything! Meso happy looking forward to catching lots of stuff. Oh, I realize there's still the god Propagation to give fealty to, if you get my drift.
Still "Bored Now". ::)
BoomboxDX:
As far as I can tell, more than halfway through 2021, prop still is sucking poorly. MW isn't much better than SW.... There are still distant stations to hear, but it's nowhere what it was ten years ago.
Maybe next year will be better. Who knows.
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