[Hallicrafters] Where Went The Band?

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 11:09 AM
Subject: [Hallicrafters] Where Went The Band?


>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I could not hear a single station from 7.200 through 7.280 
> MHz LSB today. I
> tried two different receivers and three different 
> antennas. Nothing. More
> dead than a turtle that Moby Dork sat upon!
>
> So if you had your ears to the speaker and heard only a 
> hissing fuzzy noise,
> NCS really was there! Unfortunately the forty meter band, 
> however, was not!
> I wonder if there was a solar belch?
>
> We will try again tomorrow on 20 meters. Thanks for 
> showing up, even if the
> radio waves just waved adios at us!
>
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
> E-Mail: dfischer at usol.com
> Hallicrafters web site: www.w9wze.net
> HHRP web site: hhrp.w9wze.net

     Well, I have a high noise level and a very makeshift 
antenna and can frequently tune accross 20,40, 80, meters 
without hearing anything but local interference. OTOH, maybe 
some days people are just not at home.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com