[Elecraft] OT: Propagation

[Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy]

Julian, G4ILO wrote on Friday, September 26, 2008 11:28 PM

> Whatever happened to just turning the radio on and listening. :)

Agreed, but also trying a few CQs on a "dead" band! If everybody just 
listened a band would sound to be "dead" :-)

The IARU beacons imho are very useful indicators but are not always heard 
even if a band is open because of very selective skip, seemingly a 
characteristic of chordal propagation. To cite an example 15m has frequently 
been open  to PY and CE from here in our late afternoons during the past 
couple of years, with strong signals both ways, while the CS3, LU and OA 
beacons which are located roughly in the same direction are not heard.

73,
Geoff
GM4ESD