[50mhz] [PNWVHFS] Update Cycle 24

[Rsoifer at aol.com]

This was a controversial subject for many years but more recent findings  
apparently confirm that there is a connection between weather phenomena  
(specifically, thunderstorms, which often accompany fronts) and Es.  In  
addition, fronts are often associated with tropo openings.
 
That is Es and tropo, however, not F2.  Down here in DM41, we did get  Es 
openings of up to 4 hops this year, but no F2 that I know of.  As the  
sunspot cycle rises, though, I'll be all ears :-)   
 
73 Ray W2RS
 
 
In a message dated 11/23/2010 5:36:23 P.M. GMT Standard Time,  
peter at galley.ie writes:

I've  encountered this on 144 MHz so I've no reason to doubt it could work
in  6m.

Peter, G1CEI

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[mailto:50mhz-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On  Behalf Of doc at kd4e.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 12:32 AM
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Cc: bernhardt9025 at comcast.net; 50 MHZ Mailing  List;
pnwvhfs at googlegroups.com; Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO
Subject: Re:  [50mhz] [PNWVHFS] Update Cycle 24

Some 6M openings appear to be related  to storm-fronts, it may be worth
making a study of geographically-regional  openings cross-tabbed with
different types of weather patterns.

It  may prove an insufficiently-linked association to represent a
predictable  pattern ... or maybe there are some associations to be
discovered for some  6m propagation forecasting.

WDYT?

> Yes, I am sure you will  be able to get in on some openings in the next 
> cycle.  It seems  that the stations along the southern USA did work 
> quite a lot of DX  in the last cycle - seems you are ideally situated 
> within range of  the "TEP Zone" to take advantage of even marginal 
> solar flux.  A  number of the stations with leading DXCC totals on 6m 
> live in noisy  urban locations, so it would appear that F2 is strong 
> enough - if you  are ideally located - so local noise is much less of a
problem than on a  weak signal mode such as EME.
>
> We stations at more northern  geomagnetic latitudes have to hold out 
> for summer Es or use  EME.  Fortunately, my QTH is quiet enough so 
> things are usually  pretty quiet once I get the antenna elevated above 
> about 10  degrees.  Of course I am going to miss working F2, but I have 
> to  say that I am having a ball on EME.  On the average, I have worked  
> a new DXCC every month for the last several years, and I am thrilled  
> to see more and more DX stations getting larger antennas and  power
> ;-)  Of course, having all these new EME stations on the  air around 
> the world should make it quiet exciting for stations like  yours when F2
comes in for you.
>
> GL and VY 73,  Lance

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