[ADXA] Good contact on 3.5 for the J28MD Joel

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

EJ,

I don't use "propagation charts" and never have. I look at where the sun 
is and take in to consideration the A index but for the most part I pay 
no attention to propagation charts. Some folks live by them, though. For 
example, tonight there is darkness between J2 and W5 and there should 
simply be prop regardless of what a chart says. And right now the sun is 
about to rise in J2 (0300z) so their 80 meter signal should rise.

You may recall propagation charts were once published in QST back in the 
80's. When I was an ARRL Director I made a push to dump those out of QST 
as I received more complaints about that being wasted space than 
anything else and so did ARRL HQ. So I made the push. There was a vice 
director from California at the time that called me every bad name in 
the English language for suggesting such. So I ask him if he never got 
on the air unless the prop charts suggested there might be propagation 
and he said yes that is correct. So I simply said "I guess that's why I 
have 200 more countries worked and confirmed than you do!" I don't need 
to tell you how bad that set him off !

Some folks use them, some don't. For me personally I have no use for 
them and prefer to invest my time studying antennas or reading real 
propagation material from K9LA and W3LPL !

Joel

On 2022-10-30 20:15, EJ Jones wrote:

> "Here the propagation charts I use says NO conditions"
> 
> What are the group's thought on the accuracy of propagation charts?  J2 
> has been in here for hours with good signal.
> 
> EJ
> 
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> From: Sandy Hutson
> Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2022 7:38 PM
> To: adxa at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [ADXA] Good contact on 3.5 for the J28MD Joel
> 
> Congrats Joel on a super QSO on CW with the J28MD just a few minutes 
> ago. Here the propagation charts I use says NO conditions at all to our 
> local area, even if "super" antennas like you have.. Anyway, good 
> catch.  Luckily I got Djibuti (the old FL8 French Somaliland it was 
> when I was there) on 160-40m, so you know it was long ago when I have 
> good antennas outside town here. HI
> 
> San YY
> 
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