[Boatanchors] The Silence of the Bands.

Wed Sep 6 16:43:20 EDT 2017

Ray makes a good point. There is a lot of propagation on 10m even during the "non-peak" years...

I have one friend who only works 10m SSB and patiently looks for those rare openings into Northern Europe so that he can chat with friends back home in England from his shack here in Florida. It helps that he has a decent 5 element beam!

See you on the air fellas - 73 de AF4K, Bry

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From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net <boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of RAY FRIESS <rayfrijr at msn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 2:45 PM
To: K5MYJ; Bill Stewart; Robert Bethman
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Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] The Silence of the Bands.

For 10 meters, there was a peak in 2002, it reached bottom about 2007.  Peaked again about 2013 and should bottom next year.  Then, should march toward peak in 2024.  So you never can tell what will happen in between the peaks and valleys.  That's why you don't give up.  Just keep checking and calling.  Doesn't take much time and effort to give a shout.  Or park a receiver on the beacons.  That's what they do on six meters.  Almost all of us have a spare 10 meter rig we can park on a beacon frequency with squelch barely closed.  Then when a beacon breaks the squelch, jump on and holler up the band.

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------ Original message------
From: K5MYJ
Date: Tue, Sep 5, 2017 12:37 PM
To: Bill Stewart;Robert Bethman;
Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net;
Subject:Re: [Boatanchors] The Silence of the Bands.

It's more than just this.

I think things have become so crappy people have just given up.

We are still about two years away from the end of the current solar cycle.
And the experts expect the next cycle to be worse than this one.

I have given up trying except on contest days. Then I can see how bad it
really is. I will be trying during the CX this Sunday.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Stewart" <cwopr at embarqmail.com>
To: "Robert Bethman" <oldrotorheadsarge at outlook.com>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2017 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] The Silence of the Bands.

> This could explain some of the recent conditions.
> 73 de Bill K4JYS
>
>
> :Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
> :Issued: 2017 Sep 05 1505 UTC
> # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction
> Center
> #
> #          Geophysical Alert Message
> #
> Solar-terrestrial indices for 04 September follow.
> Solar flux 140 and estimated planetary A-index 18.
> The estimated planetary K-index at 1500 UTC on 05 September was 2.
>
> Space weather for the past 24 hours has been moderate.
> Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level occurred.
> Solar radiation storms reaching the S2 level occurred.
> Radio blackouts reaching the R2 level occurred.
>
> Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor.
> Solar radiation storms reaching the S1 level are expected.
> Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are expected.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Bethman" <oldrotorheadsarge at outlook.com>
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 12:55:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] The Silence of the Bands.
>
> Fellow Amateurs,
>
> Yesterday was a prime example of what things are causing the loss of
> signals.
>
> The entire day was a massive C Class Solar Flare, with major X-ray
> streams.
>
> Science articles several years ago gave the information that the Sun is
> hitting us with at least 10% more heat than it ever has.
>
> IOW, our Sun is entering its late stage in life. We just won't be
> around to see its end.
>
> Regards, Bob N0DGN
>
>
> On 9/5/2017 12:06 PM, David Harmon wrote:
>> That's true.....I forgot to mention that I checked the broadcast band and
>> I
>> couldn't hear but 1 or 2 local stations....one of them I can see the
>> antennas but could hardly hear them.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> David Harmon
>> K6XYZ
>> Sperry, OK
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of McDonald, J
>> Douglas
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 8:47 AM
>> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] The Silence of the Bands.
>>
>> Its band conditions. Yesterday, a holiday, all day, not only was there
>> zero
>> CW activity but zero SSB as well. And astoundingly, for periods there was
>> zero SW broadcasting, truly zero ... not even the usual flame thrower
>> multiple copies of Rev. Stair on every band, and no Radio Havana Cuba.a
>> carrier
>>
>> Really no sign ... not even the carriers of the SW stations, in a 5 Hz
>> [sic]
>> bandwidth!
>> That's really bad propagation to not get a carrier.
>> ________________________________________
>> From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] on behalf of David Stinson Not so
>> long
>> ago, tuning from 3500-3550 at night and 7000-7100
>>
>> any non-contest time, one would have heard many CW QSOs.
>>
>> The last several times I've listened, it's one or two.  Or none.
>>
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