[ADXA] The 30 Second Band Opening

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

It is encouraging to know some of you read my ramblings. Nick, WA5BDU 
has noted, correctly, that K5UR's dad actually flew B29's!

Thanks Nick.

73 Joel W5ZN

p.s. If you newer ADXA folks have never seen this headset our heard Rick 
tell some of the stories regarding his use of it, YOU SHOULD!!!


On 2019-02-07 03:17, w5zn at w5zn.org wrote:
> As you are preparing for V84SAA and studying your propagation options
> please remember, as we have discussed here many times, some of these
> band openings only last a few seconds so be ready. I've mentioned my
> 10 second 10 meter opening to Heard Island before and last night I had
> another that lasted 30 seconds. For two years I have been chasing
> C31CT on 160 meters. Salvador is on a night or two each week and the
> east coast boys can usually here him....but NOT way out here in fly
> over country. He is only running a dipole and 100 watts up in the
> mountains of Andorra. I have only heard him once about three months
> ago but so weak he could not hear me. Every time he's spotted I listen
> on his freq.
> 
> Last night he was spotted about 30 mins before our sunset (SS) here.
> As you know on the low bands we sometimes will get a peak around SS or
> SR (sunrise). I started hearing him very faintly about 10 mins before
> our SS and over the next three minutes his signal started to build. At
> 2334z, a few mins before our SS, he peaked up and I copied his CQ,
> gave a call and he came back to me and we worked. 15 seconds later his
> signal was gone...POOF!, vanished into the approaching darkness even
> though he was still there CQ'ing.
> 
> So, the point I want to make is you need to study and understand the
> propagation characteristics for your band of choice. Don't give up if
> you see a spot for a country you need and you can't hear them at the
> moment if the propagation suggests you should. SIT IN THE CHAIR, put
> K5UR's dad's B52 headphones on and LISTEN, LISTEN and LISTEN. Your 15
> seconds of fame for that country may be about the happen. BE READY to
> pounce on them if they pop up out of the noise. Don't be sitting there
> filing your nails or picking your nose!
> 
> God I love the magic of radio!!!!
> 
> 73 Joel W5ZN
> ______________________________________________________________
> ADXA mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/adxa
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:ADXA at mailman.qth.net
> 
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html