[bars] What I learned this weekend...

[Richard T]

Thanks for the info. I just note that when my rig is on, I span the bands
and see and hear practically no qsos going on. The waterfall is quiet and
no one calling cq or any ongoing conversations. I usually go on air mid
afternoons and weekends.
RichieT
W1RJT

On Mon, Aug 19, 2024, 2:38 PM Bill Mader <k8te.bill.mader at gmail.com> wrote:

> Actually, current conditions make it easier to make HF contacts, not more
> difficult.  One must pay attention to accurate solar data and ignore the
> large, if not majority, number of hams who tell you conditions are poor.
>
> Yes, propagation will improve this fall as it usually does during the
> solstice to equinox transition.
>
> Currently, HF propagation is the best it has been in 20 years excluding
> occasional solar/geomagnetic disturbances.  Cycle 25 is turning out better
> than the original consensus suggested, but nowhere near as great as Scott
> McIntyre predicted.  He has a presentation explaining how he and his
> colleagues missed the mark when they suggested 25 would exceed all other
> recorded cycles.
>
> 6m will begin to improve sporadically in September and decline again in
> January.
>
> The ARRL propagation bulletin is helpful, but not complete.  It should
> focus more on the SFI, rather than the sunspot numbers.  Karl, K9YA, and
> Frank, W3LPL, publish great information on propagation and are my mentors
> on the subject.  Hamqsl.com consistently rates the low bands as "poor" when
> they are good or excellent, especially 40m, during the day.  Solarham.com
> is your best source for solar/propagation data with great links to more
> information.  You can completely ignore Spaceweather.com except for their
> pretty pictures.  Their address should be in the dictionary next to the
> word histrionics.
>
> Good DX and good luck in the contest!
>
> 73, Bill Mader, K8TE
> ARRL New Mexico Section Manager
> *ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio**™*
> W6H NM Coordinator, Route 66 On-the-Air 6-15 Sep 2024
> Duke City Hamfest BoD www.dukecityhamfest.org 20-22 Sep 2024
> New Mexico QSO Party 12 Apr 2025
> Secretary/Treasurer and Past President, Albuquerque DX Association
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 19, 2024 at 12:27 PM Richard T <radiohamateur at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Mine is Romeo Juliette Tango... Guess you can say my call dances... Will
>> propagation get any better as we transition to Autumn ? This sunspot/CME
>> craze is really testing our skills.
>> RichieT
>> W1RJT
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 19, 2024, 11:33 AM Alan Ruben <alanruben62 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I worked the party as well and made 5 contacts in about an hour until I
>>> was summed to my "todo" list. The funny part was when I read my name off
>>> phonetically as "Alpha, Lima, Alpha, Mike". After my third contact I
>>> thought, "What the heck? I don't know how to spell my own name? It's fun
>>> getting older.
>>>
>>> Alan Ruben
>>> Billerica, MA 01821
>>> KC1TRY
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 19, 2024 at 10:11 AM Tim K1DC <k1dc.radio at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I participated in the North America QSO Party this weekend.  Great fun,
>>>> BTW, even though I was only on for a few hours.  Part of the contest
>>>> exchange is your name, and best practice is to give it phonetically.  In my
>>>> case that is 'Tango India Mike'.  It's that last bit that can confuse some
>>>> folks with MIKE being a given name so when the QSB/QRM/QRN struck some OPs
>>>> assumed my name was MIKE.  I learned to use an alternative, MEXICO, when
>>>> giving my name phonetically.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, I realize that using non-standard phonetics is generally a bad
>>>> idea however in this case it worked well.
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>>
>>>> Tim - K1DC
>>>> --
>>>>
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