[SADXA] 40 meters

[Jerry Wothe]

Hi Guys. The path this morning was LP and that is very normal this time of day. I have worked it many times up to maybe and hour before SR and well after SR. One first hears the middle east and deep Russians and as the time goes by the path moves West into Eu and ends up in the Northern EU area such as DLs, SM, even LAs before it gives up.
Every day is different. If you really want to hear what happens on 40 this time of year watch the band starting NOW. at 1500 local Eu should be in SP shortly and with the contest on you can get a great feel for what the band is like at our afternoon and evening right up to after SR tomorrow and then start all over again tomorrow afternoon.
This is one of the weekends that Bill, K6WSC, talks about when he says you can work DXCC in one weekend. That is a very true statement and I have been there several times over the years.

This is also one of the best weekends to pick up a few new ones. But you have to forget FT-8 and use that old antique mode CW.

Good Luck and it starts in just two hours at 0000 UTC. 5 PM our time
Good luck
W6XI

> On November 22, 2019 at 10:15 AM "W7EXG (Bill)" <W7EXG at q.com mailto:W7EXG at q.com > wrote:
> 
> 
>     Dave,
> 
>     In my review of your 40m DX path, your QSO was a 40m Gray-line/DAYTIME path.
> 
>     It appears the path started totally in the Gray-line region 1/2 hr. before
>     SR, but exited into the DAY region and terminated in the DAY region 42 min
>     before SS. Half of the path was traveling somewhat parallel to the
>     terminator but was in the Day Region.
> 
>     So, strictly specking, this was a 40m DX DAYTIME path, since part of the
>     path was on the DAY side of the terminator.
> 
>     You also bring up an important point: If one studies the gray-line now in
>     the early AM, there is great opportunity along the gray-line into the EU
>     area in our early AM. As your data shows, the path does NOT need to be
>     strictly IN the gray-line. Although half that path was being absorbed by
>     D-absorption, it was sufficiently low to allow the QSO.
> 
>     Where the presented 40m DX DAY Corridor will ALSO come into play is later
>     today after noon. You should AGAIN be able to work Easterly and NE into EU
>     area, and other DX, as the terminator starts to approach you from the East.
>     Take a listen.
> 
>     Don't forget to listen Westerly in the early AM after SR for DX. Last year,
>     I worked YB and YC stations on 40m SSB at about 9:30am on Dec. 23. This was
>     about 2 hours after SR.
> 
>     As Annette suggested, these inputs are important to encourage others to
>     listen for 40m DX during our day.
> 
>     I truly hope someone works or even hears 40m DX as we get closer to Dec. 21
>     and closer to our NOON.
> 
>     73's
>     Bill W7EXG
> 
>     -----Original Message-----
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>     Sent: Friday, November 22, 2019 6:49 AM
>     To: 'Southern AZ DX Association E-Mail Reflector'
>     Subject: [SADXA] 40 meters
> 
>     Good Morning All,
> 
> 
> 
>     I don't know if this is some of that strange 40 meter propagation that Bill
>     talked about last night, but I just worked SM4OTI (Steve) on 40 meters CW at
>     around 1330Z. It wasn't great copy, but it was a QSO. That's a bit late
>     for propagation to Europe isn't it??? It's mid day for Steve and just
>     slightly before sunrise here. Of course by this time of year Sweden is in
>     the dark most of the time! Hi.
> 
> 
> 
>     Anyway, it was a surprise that I could even be heard with my 100 watts.
>     There's probably some other explanation for it, but I couldn't help but
>     think of Bill's presentation. I was expecting to only hear stations west of
>     me.
> 
> 
> 
>     Dave W7AQK
> 
> 
> 
> 
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