[PaQSO] Propagation conditions for the 2018 PAQP seemed abnormal here in OH
w3hkk at roadrunner.com
w3hkk at roadrunner.com
Sat Oct 20 09:10:03 EDT 2018
Curious as to how YOU saw the propagation this year? I was unable to be on Sat, but Sun cndx seemed unusually quiet here near Columbus, OH. Heard strong sigs from Phila county, then Lancaster and York counties and a smattering of strong sigs from around the state on 40m, but not so much on 80/75m.
In other recent contests ( ie the OHQP in late Aug) 80m was terrific all day. As the skip distances from here in central OH to the various parts of OH are comparable to the western third of PA, I was especially surprised at the absence of signals from that area during the late morning and afternoon Sun.
Im guessing the D layer may have been energized to a higher than normal level, attenuating signals on 80, and to a lesser extent on 40m as well. Sigs on 40 were spotty but strong from all over PA.
Has anyone looked at this?
So Im curious: How were cndx on 80/40 for those of you within the Keystone state? I probably missed good cndx on Sat and caught the effects of a solar disturbance on Sun.
I thoroughly enjoyed this years' PAQP. Kudos on the successful transition. My Clean Sweep plaque hangs proudly on the shack wall here at W3HKK.
Bob ex: Phila-Lancaster-Centre-Allegheny county resident, living in Ohio for the past 37 years.
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