[CW] cw future

[n3drk]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "n3drk" <n3drk@triad.rr.com>
To: "Donald Chester" <k4kyv@hotmail.com>; <cw@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 7:02 AM
Subject: Re: [CW] cw future

CLARIFICATION:
Donald Chester, K4VY wrote:
>
>  Today, I often hear no CW activity at all on 40 during the day while I am
> on
>  vacation during the summer.  I can call CQ till I am blue in the face
with
>  no reply, despite running QRO.


And N3DRK responded:


The propagation conditions have been bad all around. I always turn on 40
 meters and listen to eCars and by noon i very seldom can hear the net or
 anyone else on the band. If you want a cw qso on 40 meters then get on
 around 8 in the evening and you will have as many qsos with different
 stations on cw as you like. The same holds true for 30 meters. If you
prefer
 to operate in the daytime i would suggest 20 meters cw.

 Sounds like you need to brush up on your propagation skills. I would
suggest
 the RSGB. They have many good books on the ins and outs of propagation. I
would suggest anything written by G3YWX, Ian Poole. Read his books and then
 you will know what bands are open during the daytime.

 john