[HCARC] Propagation

[Gary and Arlene Johnson]

My guess would be around the world the long way.

Gary J
N5BAA
HCARC Secretary 2013

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerald Migely" <gmigely at yahoo.com>
To: "HCARC Reflector" <HCARC at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 12:00 PM
Subject: [HCARC] Propagation


I have a question concerning signal propagation. As many of you know, most 
of the year I live on the 24th floor of a condominium building immediately 
south of downtown Chicago. My condo balcony is on the west side of a 34 
floor building. I have used a 45 ft wire antenna and a Taktenna (spiral 
wound dipole) from my balcony for HF operation. I have a Kenwood TS-2000 and 
MFJ antenna tuner.

I have an unobstructed view to the western horizon. However, I have the 
condo building with all its concrete and steel as a giant reflector 
immediately behind me - the east. I can understand how I can regularly make 
contacts to the west, but occasionally I make contacts to the east that 
surprise me. Here is some of my log data listing some of these contacts. In 
all cases I was operating JT65HF, 35 watts or less. Time is UTC.


HA1AD BAND: 40m GRIDSQUARE:  JN87   Hungary        DATE: 2011-12-13 TIME 
0525
WA1NGH BAND: 40m GRIDSQUARE:  FN31 Connecticut    DATE: 2012-04-05 TIME 
0400
K4MJ  BAND: 20m GRIDSQUARE:  FM16 West Virginia  DATE: 2012-04-18 TIME  1638
UA6CI BAND: 20m GRIDSQUARE:  LN05 Ukraine        DATE: 2012-08-02 TIME  0405
NJ1H  BAND: 17m GRIDSQUARE:  FN42 New Hampshire  DATE: 2012-06-16 TIME  0425
KK3Q  BAND: 17m GRIDSQUARE:  EL98 Florida        DATE: 2012-07-06 TIME  2106
ZS2ND   BAND: 15m GRIDSQUARE KF26 South Africa   DATE: 2011-12-22 TIME  1915
EA8OM BAND: 15m GRIDSQUARE: IL18 Spain DATE: 2012-04-04 TIME 2115
WB8IMY BAND: 15m GRIDSQUARE: FN31 Connecticut DATE: 2012-05-31 TIME 2158
HA6ZB BAND: 15m GRIDSQUARE: KN07 Hungary DATE: 2012-06-23 TIME 2344


I would appreciate any input as to what conditions exist that allow me to 
make these contacts to the east/southeast with my simple station in not the 
greatest of ham radio favorable environments.

73,

Jerry
wa9kxz
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