<p dir="ltr">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. </p>
<div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">RichieT<br>W1RJT</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 19, 2024, 2:38 PM Bill Mader <<a href="mailto:k8te.bill.mader@gmail.com">k8te.bill.mader@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">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.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Yes, propagation will improve this fall as it usually does during the solstice to equinox transition.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">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.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">6m will begin to improve sporadically in September and decline again in January. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">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.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Good DX and good luck in the contest!</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">73, Bill Mader, K8TE</div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div style="color:rgb(60,64,67);font-family:Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(241,243,244)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">ARRL New Mexico Section Manager</span><br></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div><span style="font-weight:700;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:14px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><em>ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio</em></span></span><em style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:14px"><span style="font-size:12pt">™</span></em><br></div><div>W6H NM Coordinator, Route 66 On-the-Air 6-15 Sep 2024<br></div><div dir="ltr">Duke City Hamfest BoD <a href="http://www.dukecityhamfest.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.dukecityhamfest.org</a> 20-22 Sep 2024<br></div><div dir="ltr"><div>New Mexico QSO Party 12 Apr 2025<br></div><div dir="ltr"></div></div><div dir="ltr">Secretary/Treasurer and Past President, Albuquerque DX Association </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 19, 2024 at 12:27 PM Richard T <<a href="mailto:radiohamateur@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">radiohamateur@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">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. </p>
<div>RichieT<br>W1RJT</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 19, 2024, 11:33 AM Alan Ruben <<a href="mailto:alanruben62@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">alanruben62@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">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.<div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;text-align:-webkit-right">Alan Ruben</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;text-align:-webkit-right">Billerica, MA 01821</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;text-align:-webkit-right">KC1TRY</span></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><img width="0" height="0" alt="" style="display:flex" src="https://mailtrack.io/trace/mail/d019c4c275fcf6984f94c9f649ebbf920704164f.png?u=4520819"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 19, 2024 at 10:11 AM Tim K1DC <<a href="mailto:k1dc.radio@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">k1dc.radio@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<font face="Verdana">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.<br>
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Yes, I realize that using non-standard phonetics is generally a
bad idea however in this case it worked well.<br>
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Tim - K1DC<br>
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