[EIDXA] VK0EK on 15 meters

[Jim Spencer]

Thanks for all the comments.  I’ll be looking early mornings.  The openings are when the forecaster said to look.  That is encouraging.  Congratulations to those of you who snagged them.

73,  Jim

From: Tom Vinson 
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2016 4:03 PM
To: Larry Albrecht 
Cc: Joe Hungate - K8OM ; Jim Spencer ; EIDXA 
Subject: Re: [EIDXA] VK0EK on 15 meters

MWA guys received this from Bill, AE5EE who is one of the ops on VK0:

"Propagation is a very fickle thing, as I'm learning down here on Heard
Island.  I've looked at the predictions for a few places, and I've
looked at some of the VK0EK logs, and there are quite a few things
happening that weren't predicted.  There's also significant day-to-day
variability.  Today we had a tough time of it, with bands opening late
and closing early."


In the end, they have to adapt to the condx they have. The prop charts were developed with the assumption of a SSN of 44. The actual numbers are around 11 or 12. It was not an easy shot to the midwest through Mawson to begin with....now with the low SSN, it's really tough!


Tom/NY0V


On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 3:05 PM, Larry Albrecht <k0is at iowatelecom.net> wrote:

  Referring to the DXA site their operating schedule seems to be pretty
  haphazard for the number of operators they have on site and they are
  definitely not making too much effort towards stateside.

  Larry  K0IS

  -----Original Message-----
  From: EIDXA [mailto:eidxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Joe Hungate
  - K8OM
  Sent: Friday, April 01, 2016 2:43 PM
  To: Jim Spencer <jlscr at mchsi.com>; EIDXA <eidxa at mailman.qth.net>
  Subject: Re: [EIDXA] VK0EK on 15 meters

  I was listening for them this morning a bit after 1300 Z and there wasn't a
  peep at my QTH in Marion. Listened short and long path.

  Joe - K8OM

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Jim Spencer
  Sent: Friday, April 1, 2016 1:34 PM
  To: EIDXA
  Subject: [EIDXA] VK0EK on 15 meters

  Did anyone hear VK0EK on 15 this morning?  How loud.  The prop charts says
  we should have a  path to Cedar Rapids from 1200 to 1500Z.

  Tnx,  Jim
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