[ICOM] Quiet sun: How About You Guys Change the Subject to the Real Subject

[K8RI]

On 6/16/2011 10:06 PM, rayswan at rochester.rr.com wrote:
> I'm with you Dick.
>
> ICOM will have an opportunity to sell hotter receivers now that the sun won't be cooperating with the DX'ers!  I see new trends in mega-amps on the horizon and maybe some stacked yagi's like we haven't seen much of in the past. ICOM may end up getting into the computer and on-line business!
>
First I've enjoyed the sunspot cycle low. I haven't even missed the 
20-15 and 10 meter bands as 40 has been like 20 used to be. ZL's and 
VK's in the evening switching to Europe and Africa around 3 to 5 AM 
local or well into the daylight hours zulu time.  Particularly with 40 
the Icom NR system has worked very well moving into spring and summer. 
Simple antennas for great signals.

But as the sunspot cycle warms up and it appears to be doing remarkably 
well at doing so with more and more openings moving farther and farther 
North.  Stateside many were able to take advantage of the six meter band 
no on almost all Icom HF rig.  Contest week end on six was like a zoo 
state side. I've recently heard Europe and Africa on six. Last week I 
listened to an XE working New England stations for several hours.

Again, I find the selectivity of the old 756 Pro to do quite well on the 
crowded conditions of a major band opening on six.

I've added a high end rig in the shop (from another manufacturer), but 
plan on upgrading the 756 Pro to either a 7600 or 7800.  I'm set up for 
SO2R with a six pack at the base of the big tower.
www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/tower.htm  Antenna system
www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/boat11.htm  756 Pro out in the shop

There are major changes in the stations and antennas under way.

73

Roger (K8RI)

> Ray...NV2A
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> ---- Dick Flanagan<dick at k7vc.com>  wrote:
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> On 6/16/2011 12:20 PM, Alan Leith wrote:
>> Maybe down south nearer the equator.  Certainly not up here, more than half
>> way between the equator and the North Pole.
>>
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Al, VE1AL
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
>> Behalf Of Thomas Smith
>> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 2:16 PM
>> To: ICOM Reflector
>> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Quiet sun: How About You Guys Change the Subject to the
>> Real Subject
>>
>> There have been some GREAT Openings lately .....
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 11:09 AM,<nagel.david at sbcglobal.net>   wrote:
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>>> How about the fact that if there are no sun spots there will be no 10
>>> meter openings?
>>>
>>> dave w2ovp
>>>
>>> --- On Thu, 6/16/11, Robert Beatty<rbeatty at mpinet.net>   wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: Robert Beatty<rbeatty at mpinet.net>
>>>> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Quiet sun: How About You Guys Change the Subject
>>>> to
>>> the Real Subject
>>>> To: "ICOM Reflector"<icom at mailman.qth.net>
>>>> Date: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 10:02 AM
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