[Elecraft] 6 meter openings and how to catch them

[Dave Cole (NK7Z)]

I can put it there...  Give me a moment...


73s and thanks,
Dave
NK7Z
https://www.nk7z.net

On 05/04/2018 02:03 PM, Robert Felmey wrote:
> Dave,
> 
> Is that script available somewhere on your website?
> 
> Rob
> KC2VIC
> 
> On Fri, May 4, 2018, 4:39 PM Dave Cole (NK7Z) <dave at nk7z.net 
> <mailto:dave at nk7z.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Wayne,
> 
>     I have a script Perl that scrapes my DX cluster, (will work with any DX
>     cluster), then announces when, and what bands are open, via an MP3 file
>     played on my home PC, for each band, based on how many spots from
>     zone 3
>     are sent from DX stations to the cluster nets...  Works every time on 6
>     meter openings...
> 
>     73s and thanks,
>     Dave
>     NK7Z
>     https://www.nk7z.net
> 
>     On 05/04/2018 10:53 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>      > For most of the year 6 meters seems catatonic, at least to those
>     of us with mortal-scale antennas. But then there are times, like
>     right now, where a magic mirror appears in the sky, capriciously
>     reflecting signals all other place. It’s called “sporadic-E.”
>      >
>      > When the magic is happening, even those with modest antennas,
>     tuned for 6 meters or not, can get in on the fun. What I do is park
>     my K3S or KX3 at 50.125 USB with the squelch turned on, in case
>     someone starts calling CQ above the noise.
>      >
>      > With both rigs, you can turn on “CW-in-SSB” mode in the CW WGHT
>     menu entry, allowing you to either use SSB or CW as required. (A lot
>     of cross-mode happens on this band since QSB--fading--can come up
>     without warning, leading some ops to switch from SSB to CW to finish
>     a QSO.)
>      >
>      > A great tool that has been mentioned here before is dxmaps.com
>     <http://dxmaps.com>, which gives you a snapshot of activity on any
>     band of your choice, or all bands, or certain subsets. You can sign
>     up to get alerts emailed to you when a band of interest gets
>     interesting.
>      >
>      > I’ve had multiple alerts each of the past several days -- ’tis
>     the season.
>      >
>      > 73,
>      > Wayne
>      > N6KR
>      >
>      >
>      >
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