[GCARC] DX ALERT

[Christopher Wawak]

Thanks Tony - I beat up on myself because I know I could rehang a
better, tuned antenna and not have to use the tuner... or I can turn
up the power. :)

My biggest complaint is that it's in a substandard orientation,
because of where i picked my anchor points, it's more of a vee than a
nice straight line. I haven't put any thought into which way it's
actually pointed, but it seems to work ok. :)

I've had a blast on 12m - it's way less crowded than the other bands,
and it's super easy to get a good antenna going.

73 Chris KC2IEB

On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 10:37 AM Tony Starr <tstarr1450 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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



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-- Chris