[HCARC] Expected Solar Activity

[Gary J - N5BAA]

Thank you Kerry.  I guess I need to get my new HexBeam antenna up and take 
advantage of it.  DW has been keeping me ultra busy in the yard doing the 
things that she isn't capable of landscaping wise.  My OCFD is coming down 
and going to one of our Techs who will be passing (confidence!!) his General 
test in May.  We put up a G5RV for him the other day, but it's from MFJ and 
they weren't exactly truthful with their advertisements that it is a "Magic 
Antenna".  Ain't no magic, not here, nowhere.  MFJ said that 20 meters was 
the primary band that their G5RV was designed for.  Best at about 35 feet we 
could get was an SWR of 3:1.  Called MFJ and they said what were we 
complaining about - they said that the best most people get is 4:1 unless 
it's at about 60-80 feet up.  Yeah, like anyone can get or would put a G5RV 
up that high in Texas (ain't no trees that high).  Much easier to make one 
of Dale's OCFD antennas that are resonant at 30 feet up.

Gary J
N5BAA

-----Original Message----- 
From: Kerry Sandstrom
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2015 9:10 AM
To: HCARC Reflector
Subject: [HCARC] Expected Solar Activity

A large and complex appearing sunspot group has just come around the
limb.  I believe it will provide some interesting propagation over the
next 1 - 2 weeks.  Be sure to check the higher bands from time to time
in the next week or so.

Kerry
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