[50mhz] Re: 50mhz Digest, Vol 30, Issue 7

[Joe - WDØM]

It ain't called the magic band for 
nuthin'.........my best suggestion is to 
listen.....and call CQ frequently.  Get a free 
digital voice keyer, make up a "CQ 6 meters" WAV 
file, and let it run.  You never know who may be listening.

http://www.oe8ydq.com/index.php?gcvoicekeyer

During a fantastic opening while I lived in 
Alaska (ex-WL7M), I worked all states in 30 
days.  That's definitely magic!  On a dead band, 
I called CQ a few times and heard a faint reply - 
turns out it was Pitcairn Island.  We had a brief 
30 second QSO before he faded.  His QSL is in hand.  Magic!

I now live in Colorado, and in the past two years 
have managed to work 40 states including Alaska 
(I need a lot of New England states).  Best 
suggestion again, is listen.  But don't forget to 
call CQ - you could have a "dead band QSO" with 
Pitcairn or some other "magic" place!

You may also want to try WSJT - meteor scatter - 
the limit is up to around 1500 miles on a great day, but it's fun!

http://pulsar.princeton.edu/~joe/K1JT/Download.htm

Hope to hear you on the magic band!

73,
Joe
WDØM


>>i am an absolute rookie on 6m. i need help in figuring band  openings.
>>
>>i have always been an HF dxer. i am Honor Roll with 353 but 6m  is a
>>different animal. how do u gauge potential 
>>openings? on HF i watch the SFI on WWV
>>with  attention to the A & K numbers. i know about 'grayline' sunrise/sunset
>>propagation plus over 47 yrs on air experience.
>>on 6m i use the DX packet but that only gives current  propagation and
>>stations heard. is there  a way to use the WWV 
>>NOAA numbers  to plan for openings?
>>i'm learning to look for beacons but that's 
>>still current  prop. is there a way
>>to learn when there are 'good' days coming in a week or  weeks ?i know very
>>little about 'tropo' where wx fronts generate openings.
>>lots of questions.
>>
>>k9il