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Offline ka1iic

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FYI 6 meters is open!
« on: July 05, 2014, 2322 UTC »
listen to VE1ZA right now on 50130 khz 2319 utc
73 Vince
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Re: FYI 6 meters is open!
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2014, 0129 UTC »
Looks like a good night for DX on all bands... right now I am hearing AM on 3873 khz 0128 utc...

enjoy  ;D
73 Vince
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Re: FYI 6 meters is open!
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2014, 0214 UTC »
Three hours ago when I spun the dial on the DX-440 heard some weak signals on 20 meters and 17 meters, a couple Japanese stations on 15, but nothing above that. Even the CB band was dead.
An AM radio Boombox DXer.
+ GE SRIII, PR-D5 & TRF on MW.
The usual Realistic culprits on SW (and a Panasonic).