[MIham] Re Michigan Path To Japan?

[hank k8dd]

Last night, about 9:45 Local, 0245 UTC, I worked E51MMM on So. Cook
Island at 355 degrees on 20 CW
A couple of nights ago I worked VK6HD about 4:45 PM, or 2145 UTC long
path on 80 CW.
JA and BY have been spotted on the DX cluster between 2300 UTC and
0200 UTC on 20 meters.
I haven't heard much in that direction on 15 meters.  The signals that
way from the far east have been decent on 20 meters.
I've also worked the Pacific on 30 meters with a dipole at 60 ft in
the evenings - usually from 8 to 10 pm, or 0100 to 0300 UTC.
You might try connecting to one of the DX packet clusters and listen
to the spots.  On some of them you can filter the spots so that you
only get spots from the SE Asia.  Or you can filter so that you only
get spots from the midwest.  Lots of options!

73    Hank    K8DD

On Nov 21, 2007 11:27 PM, Duane Fischer, W8DBF <dfischer at usol.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> I realize that we are just emerging from the depths of the sun spot sewer
> cycle and propagation paths are a real puzzle. But I am wondering if any of
> you in Michigan have had any success in working Japan and the South Pacific
> as well as India, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Pakistan etc.?
>
> If so, would you please tell me the band, the aprox. frequency of the
> activity and the time of day using UTC?
>
> Did you point the directional antenna directly at the country or use an over
> the pole path?
>
> I have had absolutely zero success on fifteen and twenty meters so I would
> really appreciate your suggestions of the best way to work the
> aforementioned countries. Thank you very much for giving the old blind dude
> a hand.
>
> Duane W8DBF
>
>
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF/WPE8CXO
> dfischer at usol.com
>
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