[GCARC] DX ALERT

[Kenneth Bozarth]

I've been off the grid for a while doing important family stuff, but
catching a few of the solar-maximized DX stations on CW. The new cycle is
very welcome. I had an Imax up for a while on a 30' pole - great antenna
for 10/11m, got it from a CB good buddy and optimized it for 10m. When my
new tower it up with the old 5-band quad (which fell apart a couple months
ago), I may put the Imax on top. The tower is a crank-up-tilt over, so I'll
be able to work on my antennas myself again. The concrete guy is coming on
Mon to dig the hole, mix and pour.
Ken, KN2U

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On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 10:48 AM Christopher Wawak <chris at wawak.org> wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
> --
> -- Chris
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