[Elecraft] No Sun Spot DX

[Gary D Krause]

I know what you mean.  I've been hearing Russia and Europe coming in here.  I 
live in Wyoming and I use a vertical.  I managed to work Russia last month 
with only ten watts.

So much for propagation and sun spots.  It must be the K2 mojo!

Gary, N7HTS


On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:47:37 EDT
  W7is at aol.com wrote:
>For the past few weeks I've been working DX all day long on  20M.   
> And all during this time there are no sun spots.  
> As today --  at 1830Z,  I  worked DK9PY using 10W and he was  20 over 9.  
> And a few days ago I worked Africa at about the same time of day with 
> the signals practically pegging the S meter.     
> 
> I just leave the barefoot K2 monitoring the low end of 20M CW.   
> The propagation has just been amazing.   Where I work into Europe  almost
> at will all day long.     I am using a 2  ele Quad with a clear take off 
>angle
> over fresh water here.  Which does help a great  deal.   But it still dosnt 
> explain the great prop without sun spots.   Anyone have an  ideas?  
> 
>Frank W7is   
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