[SixClub] Band opened 8/7/06

[george call]

Hi Murray&Group- nothing Heard from my Shack(fn32ci)ny!  for over a week!..i 
did just 'hear faintly..a ssb on 50.130,,but i 'think' it was 'local' to my 
neck o' the wood's. also,, I never Hear any of the 'so called' EME qso's..I 
Know my cushcraft log periodic50-450 mhz..not used with azimithal rotor's 
ability,,but I do somtimes 'try' aiming at Moon during certain Low horizon 
oppurtunie's..I Never Hear anything..of course,,i'm 'assumming it's my 'poor 
selectivity es reciever response on my rci-5054 rig ;) i know my 150 amp 
'not 'nuff juice' for my station set up! anyway..nothing exciting to relay 
on my 6 mtr contacts!..i Have No 2 mtr ssb,,so just 6 mtr experiences. 
Enough my '2 cents'..vy gl dx es 73's-ke2eb george.
ps- heard that meteorite shower's may be visable tonite es next total 3 
nights:)..I Hope to 'experience' seeing some of them;),,at least I do Know 
that
i can 'see'em'..hi..joking..only serious,though/bye-gc.


>From: Murray Hunt <mahunt at adelphia.net>
>Reply-To: mahunt at adelphia.net,World Wide Six Meter Club 
><sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
>To: SixClub at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [SixClub] Band opened 8/7/06
>Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:00:42 -0400
>
>Ok, once more I missed a band opening. I started yesterday at 9:30am EST, 
>all day I called CQ.  I eat dinner just before the storm and I get back to 
>my PC and what do I see, Information pointing me to believe there is an 
>opening. So I watched telnet for a few hours as contacts were being made, I 
>could do nothing put look out to the lake and watch the lighting. I did not 
>dare take my portable set up out in that.  However; since I got my first 
>ever QSL cards in the mail from the printer, I did finish all that have 
>built up for the past 2 months. So if you are waiting for a QSL from me 
>(KB3LZV) its on its way.
>
>So the real question behind the e-mail.  I have been on vacation since the 
>8/1 in there was one band opening that I know of last week.  However in my 
>quest to find one I watch the many website that people have helped me find 
>and they have been very useful.  But what I can understand is why 6 meters 
>in Europe is all ways hopping with 2000km+ contacts.  And I can get one in 
>a blue moon.
>
>
>Also I was wondering, is there a place in book or Internet land that will 
>explain the complicated workings of 6 meter. Like how the weather on earth 
>and in space effects the band, how you know if you have a hop or 2 hop. I 
>know this my sound like dumb question that I should already know but for 
>some reason, I am very confused about this.  I don't know I guess I just 
>feel there should be some way to have an understanding of the band so that 
>if I wake up and the stars are in line I know I should call out sick to 
>work.  No just kidding.  Well I think you know what I am saying.
>
>Well thanks in advance for the good information as it all ways is.
>
>73's  KB3LZV
>
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