[Elecraft] FD Propagation

[Kevin]

We did it every year.


On 6/27/2016 9:00 PM, Bill W4ZV wrote:
> Edward A. Dauer wrote
>> At about 1930 Z last Sunday, during the final hours of FD, it seemed that
>> HF propagation completely collapsed where I was. Ten went away, not ever
>> having been open much, then 15 went completely dead, 40 at about the same
>> time except for some locals, 80 had been useless all afternoon, and
>> finally by about 2000Z there were only eight or ten signals left on 20.
>> Finis, all done, as quickly as I’ve ever seen it.  I went CL with over an
>> hour of contest left.
> The majority of clubs set up before FD begins at 1800 UTC Saturday so
> activity falls off a cliff 24 hours later.
>
> "3.2. Stations who begin setting up before 1800 UTC Saturday may work only
> 24 consecutive hours,
> commencing when on-the-air operations begin."
>
> 73,  Bill  W4ZV
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