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Loggings => HF Beacons => Topic started by: chucks on April 19, 2010, 0035 UTC

Title: band conditions suck here
Post by: chucks on April 19, 2010, 0035 UTC

HI all, I don't know about the rest of you guys but the band conditions have been terrible here lately.
I only heard two beacons today.
8350  dasher
5157.60  blinky
neither was very strong.
I had much better luck on weak signals on 432.045 usb this afternoon.
I caught some weak echo's from Arecibo PR. They were using the big dish for moon bounce.
I didn't have the antenna or the power to make trip for a contact so I had to listen and did
catch some echo's. surprised the hell out of me given what I was using.

I hope things get better, maybe it's the volcano dust screwing things up??

Chuck

Title: Re: band conditions suck here
Post by: cmradio on April 19, 2010, 0429 UTC

It's been dead for nearly a month here :(

I can maybe get a few superpowers in on the big dipole, but other than that....

Peace!

Title: Re: band conditions suck here
Post by: syfr on April 19, 2010, 1114 UTC

Lousy here  too,  I chalk it up to the vast right wing conspiracy. :-)

Title: Re: band conditions suck here
Post by: L Cee on April 24, 2010, 1854 UTC

same here - having a bumper crop of static this season >:(

Title: Re: band conditions suck here
Post by: cmradio on April 24, 2010, 2157 UTC

Oh wow! Had Radio Australia here last night on 9580 @ S-3 for the first time in a coon's age and they had PSU troubles.... mega 100Hz hum! ::)
/me retreats to the internet for his news.

Still nada on the beacons :(

Peace!

Title: Re: band conditions suck here
Post by: syfr on April 24, 2010, 2337 UTC

Lotsa weather around here tonight, so no SWL play...

Awfully quiet around here !

Title: Re: band conditions suck here
Post by: Seamus on April 25, 2010, 1256 UTC

5185 went down for a recharge while the storms rolled through yesterday - should be back later this afternoon, with a newly-charged battery.