[Lowfer] good season

[Neil Klagge]

Craig, that is a very interesting question. I hope someone can shed some
light on it for us.  Neil, w0yse, Utah

w0yse, Layton Utah


On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 1:05 PM, craig wasson <craig at wasson.com> wrote:

> As we switch from winter to spring/summer - we will be moving towards
> prime season in the southern hemisphere.  A couple of questions:
>
> Has much research been done on the best time of year for propagation
> between northern and southern hemispheres?  Logic might say local
> winter is better due to noise - but maybe it is not that simple?
> Maybe spring/fall is best?  Maybe mid-summer on those rare quiet
> nights?  Taking advantage of the grey line?
>
> Are there any good signal sources to use as beacons close to 137 or
> 187 from the southern hemisphere - maybe utility signals like DCF-39?
> From what I can tell all of the longwave broadcasters are near or
> north of the equator.
>
> I hate to think I'll have to wait 6 months to find anything new.
>
> Craig - N6IO
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Douglas D. Williams <kb4oer at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Time to switch to digest mode until October.
> >
> > 2012/2013 was a very good season, IMO.
> >
> > Hope to have a GPS 10 MHz reference before October.
> >
> > Also very much hoping for a MF and LF amateur radio allocation. If either
> > of these come to pass, I will probably be transmitting by winter, 2013,
> > good Lord willing.
> >
> > 73, Doug KB4OER
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