[HIham] S05X and KH6

[Jim Reid]

Per their pilot guy,  Maurizio Bertolino, IZ1CRR, the
team will be going QRT in just about  14 or so more hours
to leave for home (QRT afternoon their time,  now 1:18 AM)!  

I fired up my ACE propagation predictor (based upon the
VOACAP program).  Plunked in the present solar numbers,
etc.,  and found useable S/N's predicted as follows for
bands/times in the next hours.  They will be gone by
the time 12 metes is again possible,  so that leaves:

1.  20 meters this evening between about 5:30 pm and
9:30 pm HST; and,

2.  17 meters just a bit later this evening,  predicted times
of 8:30 to about 11 pm HST.

I used isotropic antennas on both ends (to simulate my no
gain situation again on 17 meters) and the full 1500 watts
legal power levels.  Result,  about 55 dB S/N on 17 meters
just around 10 pm,  lower before and after in the times above;
and about 50 dB S/N the full nearly the full above time on
20 meters.

Now,  of course,  the question is:  will they be on those bands
at those times???

Will try.

73,  Jim  KH7M