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Topten
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2003 - 7:18 pm: | 
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Boy it's been really dry here lately in Jax, Florida. There was some last friday night, the first skip in a few weeks, now there is just a bunch of hiss out there, last Saturday 4/26/03 the hiss was so bad that even the truckers going through our area thought there was something wrong with thier radios (on channel 19). It was kind of funny to listen to them talk about it.
It was some really weird atmospheric loud hissing noise no matter what channel you were on. Anyone ever experience this? |
Karatebutcher
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2003 - 8:45 pm: |
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No skip at all here in Calif, it is really bad, no hissing either, only one person from Flordia yesterday dx 100. |
Barefoot
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2003 - 9:07 pm: |
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No skip in central New York . I have to keep looking to see if my radio is on. Some people complain when there is skip but when it's gone where are they?? The last skip I've heard was karatebutcher!! |
Slim1
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2003 - 9:15 pm: |
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NO WOODS....NO SKIP....INDA BUCKEYE!!!!!!!!!! |
Chris142
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2003 - 9:21 pm: |
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I've been hearing the fellows down under from 5p to 6p, thats about it. |
Chris142
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2003 - 9:22 pm: |
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Oh! Duh...I'm in So cal. |
ryan
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2003 - 9:26 pm: |
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there has been a solar storm that has been taking out the propagation from shortwave up. i can talk 30 miles away on the superbowl locally. its kinda wierd. i usually always hear something on 6 no matter what. i thought my recieve was broken for a minute |
Straycat
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2003 - 10:21 pm: |
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Dead in south central Texas. I'm talking 20 miles easy with a Galaxy DX66V and a palomar 225 at mid power mobile. I can hear the truckers at the pilot and petro fuel stops on I-10 across the city in the mornings it's so clear. I hear far off locals with no meter deflection at all thats how clear it is. |
Xlaxx
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2003 - 10:54 pm: |
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Got nailed with skip tonight in Va. Awesome contacts on AM Ch. 6-30.
XLAXX |
Dx431
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 12:55 am: |
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Skip?! What skip? I have left my radio on for days and didnt know it. |
CM 3885
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 1:04 am: |
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Were i live even CH 6 is dead!! And thats no joke! Me myself i care less about talking on 6 even more less than talking on CH 19 but it was odd to hear nothing on 6!!! |
Tech808
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 8:29 am: |
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Well after several days of Very Little or NO Skip here in Central Illinois, It Broke WIDE OPEN last night between 6:30pm CDT and 01:45AM CDT.
Had contacts in KY, NJ, NY, GA, LA, FL, AR, TX, VA, OK, and Canada on every channel from 1 to 40 on AM.
Signals were so strong we could not get across town to locals, running S-9 to 15+.
I was useing my ANTTRON 305 & then switched to the White Lighting on the FLAT side LONG PATH.
I will be watching to see how it is in another 28 days around May 25 & 26.
Hope everybody had as good of luck as we had here in Central IL.
Lon
Tech808 |
Simon
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 9:33 am: |
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Topten,
Where about in Jax?? My wife (Jo Ann) came from there - somewhere near the Navy Airstation I think.. |
Sixkiller505
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 10:11 am: |
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there's been skip in an out here in norfolk va. at least once a day.and always from fri.to sun.most of the day.does anybody know how long the sunspots are going to last?? will it end this year or next?? HEY!!Xlaxx!! did'nt know that you were from "love country"that skip monday was GREEAATT!!!!! 505 LOVE COUNTRY!! |
Karatebutcher
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 10:22 am: |
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Their better be some skip today, my 85 year old mother is here for a week [SHE IS OLDER THAN ME}and is driving me crazy, she lost her bedroom thirteen times, and this is her third shower this morning. |
Czar
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 11:58 am: |
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No stateside skip out here in phoenix, az. but ran some SSTV with some aussies on 27.385 for 2 hours last evening. |
Sofkow
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 12:17 pm: |
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I always get great skip here in Wisconsin on the uppers and lowers above 40, and on the regular 40, but I do most of my shooting on ssb....it always comes up from AR, CA, WA, OR and of course Mexico. For the life of me I can never catch any waves from the southeast... |
Tech808
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 12:23 pm: |
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Sixkiller505,
Click on link below for SUNSPOT CYCLE REPORT.
http://www.copperelectronics.com/sunspot.html
This site is at the bottom of the "MAIN COPPER PAGE"
Lon
Tech808
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N8fgb
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 3:37 pm: |
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Just worked Spain,and yesterday Minnisota,On 10 from Mi.
Rich |
Topten
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 9:48 pm: |
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Wow, skip did come in last night to some extent here, briefly talked to Upstate New York.
Hey Simon I'm just about 10 miles west of Nas Jax, i used to work on P-3's there. Thanks
everyone for all the great responses :-) |
Doboy
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 11:45 pm: |
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Heard a few stations in the caribbian on 27.515 on sunday but other than that it's been quiet here in the peach state, except for an earthquake now and then. |
Xlaxx
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 12:34 am: |
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Sixkiller505-
Skip was rollin' last night. I made contacts all over the place. Tech 808, it WAS wide open for sure:
Land of Lincoln, Chicago, Macon Georgia, MD, NY, Missouri, and Kentucky just to name a few.
Today fizzled out reeeeeaaaallly bad. Only skip I heard was on AM CH.19 where ole 'Fishbone' was singing the National Anthem, the Gambler, and other Kenny Rogers favorites. Oh ya, and some body was puttin' down 10db's on me of some woman screaming having sex. Gotta love radio free USA.
XLAXX |
Karatebutcher
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 9:48 am: |
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Now I really know where BUCK is. |
Crafter
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 4:14 pm: |
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I'm not getting any 11m skip just alittle 40m noon time check in's really dead. |
Buck
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 5:36 pm: |
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you must have forgot Karatebutcher...Im a married man |
Karatebutcher
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 6:11 pm: |
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WELL HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THE ONCE A MONTHER? It's in the marriage contract, they have to or supply a younger replacement.or check the contract to see when the experation date comes into effect. |
Barefoot
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 7:38 pm: |
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The contract ends when you say " I do" then they say " I don't" !! |
Buck
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 9:32 pm: |
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my wife seems to have an awful lot of headaches...Maybe I should get the furnace checked for carbon monoxide....think that will help?
Buck |
bruce
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 9:39 pm: |
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Hummmmmm the best way to control sex is to get married ...... |
Karatebutcher
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 10:37 pm: |
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Bruce it is always better to have three wifes, because one always sides with the other, that leaves one for you. |
Boxcar
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 10:46 pm: |
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That's hilarious Bruce!!!!! Like the good old "married with children" episodes!! Peg mount Al while he's sleeping in order to get pregnant!! He didn't know what hit him!! Okay, that's enough!!! LOL!!!!!!!!! |
Karatebutcher
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 10:35 pm: |
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Buck does she have headaches when you are at work ? ever thought of talking to your cousins, Bahhhhhhh |
Dx431
| | Posted on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 12:52 am: |
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Whoa! Did I click on the wrong link? For a minute there I thought I was on the Penthouse Forum. hehe |
CM 3885
| | Posted on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 11:14 am: |
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Who needs wives when you can just have a g/f? get tired of her just dump her and get another one!!! LOL No strings attached!!!!
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Karatebutcher
| | Posted on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 6:21 pm: |
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CM3885 I don't think my wife would let me have a girl friend, and any way I don't have time for one I like to talk on the radio and fish,
Hi 431 hope all is well, Penthouse, I am a Playboy magazine type guy, you know its been at least 30 years since I saw one, the last one I saw the center fold was Minnie Pearl. |
Buck
| | Posted on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 6:38 pm: |
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Minnie with or with out the hat???? |
Karatebutcher
| | Posted on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 9:43 pm: |
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without the hat, but used the hanging tag. |
Buck
| | Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 9:37 am: |
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Sure dont take much to get you excited Karate......If I didnt know better Id swear you were from Missouri
Buck |
Karatebutcher
| | Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 10:03 am: |
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You mean SHOW ME. good morning, weather here is bad, Mon good fishing, big day ahead today, going to Wallmart for a watch battery, Retirement is timely, have to no the time to do things, I use to live in St Louis, smart butt. ha ha |
Buck
| | Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 6:54 pm: |
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WOW....That really explains alot Karate....I knew there was something there I just couldnt put my finger on it. |
Alsworld
| | Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 7:33 pm: |
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You guys crack me up! 
I just got back in town after being on the road for a week (without radio). Skip here is just a few on AM, SSB is very weak. Only had the radio on for about 1 1/2 hours but can hear that Triple K in Hawaii, some Texas earlier, and heard a buddy of mine talk to Oklamhoma City (which is unusual for us here). Not really good skip, just a few voices booming through from here and there, then it's just quiet. I guess I'll have to evaluate it a bit and get reacquainted (sp?) with my radios.
Alsworld |
Dx431
| | Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 10:01 pm: |
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Im listening to Austrailia right now, 9:00 pm cst, on 475lsb. Just one man. Booming in here with a good strong s4. There are some others out there, but very faint.
431 |
Simrik
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 8:23 am: |
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hey you guys
try listening on 27.440 theres 3 mad kangaroos
down there that will talk to anyone
i'm one of them
delt tango 143 rick |
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