[Hallicrafters] Global Glow DOA

[rdhalste]

Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Global Glow DOA


> So that's what was happening!  I tried listening for quite a while, but
> all I got was a couple of Duane's CQ calls, and then the talk with him and
> the gentleman from Seattle.  It dropped off just as Duane says.  Very
> odd!

Yah, but it's making one whale of a good opening on 6 meters!
I'm hearing VE2s to VE7s and W2s though K0s.
There is a faint pink glow to the northern sky up to about 30 degrees above
the horizon at 02:50Z.

The net was aptly named as it is truly a "Global Glow" tonight <:-))


Roger (K8RI EN73)

WWW.RogerHalstead.com
N833R, World's Oldest Debonair? S#CD-2

>
> 73,
>
> Marie Lamb
>
>
> On Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > The HCI Global Glow was a total bust tonight, as you doubtless know if
you tried
> > to check in. The CME earlier today missed the Earth. Tonight was
supposed to be
> > a minor event, but I think somebody read their crystal ball wrong!
> >
> > I wasted 2.5 hours listening to S0 noise. I must have put out sixty CQ
calls.
> > Wish I had one of those digital voice things to jus tpress the button
and let it
> > get hoarse instead of me!
> >
> > What did seem odd, at least to me, was the band being divided about the
14.230
> > Mhz point. Above that, nothing all the way up to, and beyond, 20 Mhz.
Below it I
> > heard Europe and Middle East stations. In fact, I worked Jordan for the
first
> > time on 14.225 Mhz at S8. I heard a CT3 and others.
> >
> > I finally heard on station on 14.315 at 0056 UTC. He was in Seattle, WA
The
> > signal was from S4-S6. We had several nice exchanges. When I unkeyed the
mike at
> > 0102 UTC, he was gone and so was the band.
> >
> > Sorry I missed those of you who were trying to check in. Please send
complaints
> > to NOAA, space weather division, and Mr. Sol at class-m.com
> >
> > Duane W8DBF
>
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