[GCARC] DX ALERT

[Tony Starr]

That's pretty good, Chris. I have a tower and a kilowatt and do not have
Nepal (9N) in my log!  Cycle 25 is off to a great start.  Oh, and those of
you with an iMax 2000 or other CB-type vertical should be able to do pretty
well on the 12 meter band as well.  There should be a lot of DX activity on
FT-8 on that band.

Tony K3TS

On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 10:22 AM Christopher Wawak <chris at wawak.org> wrote:

> I worked Nepal on 100 watts ft8 last night on 17m with my janky,
> crappy zs6bkw antenna last night. First try. Wild conditions compared
> to late 2020!
>
> 73 Chris KC2IEB
>
> On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 10:18 AM Tony Starr <tstarr1450 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > To all of you who are limited to low power and compromised antennas, but
> > dream about working lots of good DX, consider this a DX alert.  The Solar
> > Flux Index hit 180 late last night, and is still sitting at that level
> this
> > morning. What this means is that over the next several days, there are
> > going to be multiple opportunities to work great DX on the upper HF
> bands.
> > It is likely that 15 meters will be open all day, and that 20 will stay
> > open late into the night, acting more like 40 meters. The potential for
> 10
> > meters is even more exciting, as it should be possible to do some real
> long
> > distance work ( Australia, New Zealand, and beyond ) with very little
> > power.  The 12m and 17m "WARC" bands should be quite good as well.
> >
> > So waste no more time, and squander not this opportunity to take
> advantage
> > of conditions like we have not seen in years. Check the spots on
> > DXsummit.fi and get shopping for your latest DXCC count additions. It
> will
> > be easier than you think.  I personally plan to do some mobile DX‌ing
> from
> > my truck, just for the novelty and challenge of it, and to field-test my
> > new mobile HF installation. Good luck, and good DX!
> >
> > Tony K3TS
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> --
> -- Chris
>