[Scan-DC] Propagation Question

[Mary and Bob Jeter]

Enclosed is the link to the ARRL website which issues weekly propagation 
reports

You may have to be a member to access it, but money well spent

Currently, technically speaking, Conditions SUX

www.arrl.org

Field day excercise this weekend, every club will have a site

Try W3VPR.org for Anne Arundel County

73, Bob K3RSJ


On 6/24/2016 4:14 PM, Mark Gibson wrote:
> Steve,
> I thought it was my new antenna. I was finally able to work a Mich station on 40 using PSK. Should be able to check more this weekend being field day.
>
> Mark Gibson (n4mqu)
>
>> On Jun 24, 2016, at 16:10, Steve <restonham at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I realize this is not a ham radio list, but many of the people on it are hams as well as folks interested in scanning (as I am).
>>
>> Over the past few days the HF ham bands seem to have been totally dead during the day.  Occasionally a very weak signal would surface on 40 meters, but nothing really in the way of CW or SSB.  I checked with several different receivers using different antennas and the results have been the same.  Basically nothing on any band.  That's expected for 160 and 80 during the day in the Summer, but 40 always seemed to have some chatter, as did 30, 20 and 17.
>>
>> Can anyone corroborate this?  Or is Reston in a black hole 😱.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Steve, N4EUK
>>
>>
>>
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