[50mhz] Why does 6 meters suck in North America?
Paul Deyo
Paul Deyo" <[email protected]
Wed, 20 Feb 2002 20:32:48 -0500
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----- Original Message -----
From: "NICK & KATHY NICHOLSON" <[email protected]>
To: "John Geiger" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>;
<[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: [50mhz] Why does 6 meters suck in North America?
> Perhaps you could try a different sacrifice to the Propogation
Gods.....:<)
>
> Nick...W1ATT
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Geiger" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>;
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> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 2:58 PM
> Subject: [50mhz] Why does 6 meters suck in North America?
>
>
> > It is happening again! Seeing many spots on the
> > reflector for EU working the PW0T Dxpedition, but no
> > DX spots for NA. If the EU path to SA is open, why
> > isn't there a comparable path from NA to AFrica, or to
> > the pacific. Seeing no DX spots on 6 from North
> > America.
> >
> > Today seeing spots from EU to PW0T, and from EU to
> > Africa. Again, no trans equator from North America to
> > South America.
> >
> > I have recently seen spots from SA to pacific and ASIA
> > at 10 PM at night, and this is during their summer!!
> > When is the last time a North American station worked
> > F2 during the summer?
> >
> > So what is going on? Yes we have had some great F2
> > openings this year form NA to EU, Pacific, and Asia.
> > I know, I have been in on some of them, but still, all
> > other areas of the world seem to have much better 6
> > meter propogation than we do. Are we getting these
> > same openings, only to areas with no activity, or are
> > we not getting the same types of propogation? If not,
> > why not? What leads to the differences in 6 meter
> > propogation between us and Europe
> >
> > I seem to recall somewhere that our propogation is
> > worse here because of our proximity to the Northern
> > Magnetic Pole, which messes things up like it does
> > during solar flares. Is this a reasonable explanation
> > for 6 meters also?
> >
> > Not complaining, just curious. (Well, maybe
> > complaining a little, it would be great to work PW0T
> > on 6, or any band for that matter, since it would be
> > #292-no luck so far)
> >
> > 73s John NE0P
> >
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