[MRCA] M and S net

[Al Klase]

Dennis,

Moose and Squirrel is your basic NVIS situation.  The ionospheric FoF2 
has generally been too low lately to support near-vertical reflections 
on 40, and it seems that D-layer absorption kills 75.

I'm not stuck on 60-meters for the net, but it remains our best bet for 
what we're doing.  As you indicate, HF conditions have been really awful 
lately.

I use this Australian webpage to try to gain some insight: 
http://www.ips.gov.au/HF_Systems/6/5  Use the "hourly"  "HAP charts" for 
real-time NVIS conditions in your area.  Correlation has be pretty good 
with what we see on the net.

Wish you were closer,
Al

On 7/19/2012 12:42 PM, Dennis wrote:
>
>> 40-M has been hopelessly long for our purposes.
> ------------------
> Basic wave propagation includes consideration of frequency, time of day, and time of YEAR. I/E have you tried it lately? It's been pretty short in the day time. I'm listening to AM stations on 7295 right low located in Illinois.
>
>
> But then, nearly all the HF bands have been pretty poor the last week or so regardless of freq or time. As you know, I listen to them all.
>
> D

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Al Klase - N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/