[Elecraft] OT - Solar activity article

[Gary Gregory]

All,

Last weekend in VK we had the 'shires' contest and on 15M I was delighted to
work a QRP operator in Illinois who said he was using 5W and a dipole at
25ft.

His signal report was a genuine 55....of course I was using my K-Line...:-)

Gary

On 18 June 2011 09:56, Brendan Minish <ei6iz.brendan at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have worked some fantastic DX during the bottom of the current cycle,
> 30M really shines as does 40m and 160/80m really come alive.
> low activity is no show stopper, it's just that the fun is on different
> bands.
> a 1/4 wave vertical for 30m is possible for most and at greyline times
> during periods of low solar activity out performs my log yagi (due to
> better low angle takeoff angle)
> Don't use low solar activity as an excuse to not operate ;-0 just stay
> active and enjoy the hobby, after-all the colder winders will make you
> feel less guilty about staying indoors..
>
> On Fri, 2011-06-17 at 14:33 -0700, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> > As any QRP operator can tell you, the meaning of "DX" changes from day
> > to day, and accepting this fact lowers your blood pressure :)  Working
> > a weak station is a worthy challenge wether they're across the state
> > or two hops around the globe.
> >
> > Wayne
> > N6KR
>
> --
> 73
> Brendan EI6IZ
>
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