[Elecraft] OT - Solar activity article

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

There are two kinds of "dead" bands:  1) the band is really dead and
it doesn't matter whether anyone is on or not.   2)  nobody is on the
band and it's open.    The contests prove how many times it's really
#2.    We have a Summer Stew Perry coming up tomorrow and we will see
what really goes on in the summer.

73, Guy.

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 6:10 PM, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
<gm4esd at btinternet.com> wrote:
> Hi Wayne,
>
> Absolutely!! During my last CW QSO with CA on 15m using my K2/100, he could
> still copy me S4 with my Tx power wound down to 5 watts - and this was at
> near midnight here when the band here was allegedly "dead".
>
> Blood pressure is not a problem for me after 60+ years on the air, cross
> fingers!
>
> 73,
> Geoff
> GM4ESD
>
>
> Wayne Burdick wrote on June 17, 2011 at 10:33 PM:
>
>
>> 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
>
>
>
>
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