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Alleycat
New member
Username: Alleycat
Post Number: 3
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2005 - 2:42 am: | 
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What time of year does skip seem to be best. Morning, afternoon or evening? Please, nothing to technical. I have looked at some of the graphs and maps but don't understand them. Just looking for basic information. Also simple information on the 11 (?) year solar cycle. |
Waterboy
Junior Member
Username: Waterboy
Post Number: 31
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2005 - 9:12 am: |
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What i found its a hit or miss.It can happen any time! |
Moderator136
Moderator
Username: Moderator136
Post Number: 1
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2005 - 10:07 am: |
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Alleycat Skip at this time of year can happen about anytime night or day.
And we are at the bottom of the solar cycle , But it will get better in time.
Hope to catch you on our Sunday CEF NETS
moderator136
CEF-136
kc0svc |
Road_warrior
Advanced Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 510
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2005 - 11:10 am: |
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A Cycle #23 Graph will have the years
at the bottom and the Sunspot numbers
on the left.
The line in the middle of the graph that
looks like a hill shows what years
were high spots and what years will be
low spots of the cycle.
JIM/ PA/ CEF 375
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Crackerjack
Intermediate Member
Username: Crackerjack
Post Number: 354
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2005 - 11:43 am: |
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The only thing constant about skip, is to know what time people usually try to make contact with skip.
That is why when people make contact, it is usually at the same time, and on the same channels.
Evenings seems to be good skip, I am guessing because people have time to relax and give it a shot around those times. I have made contact all times during the day and night, but I usually have planned ahead with the distant end to do it.
Face it, if the propogation is perfect and nobody has a radio tuned in, there is no DX, even if the skip conditions are perfect.
So, knowing the frequencies and approximate times makes a difference.
I listen to 13, 28, 38 AM/LSB starting around 6-9 PM (sometimes later).
27425/35/45 KHZ LSB are also busy about the same times.
Listen and you will get a handle for the protocol being used, chances are that if you can hear them clearly, they can hear you -if your signal is clean and properly modulated.-and unless a more local station over-rides you.
Good luck, |
Crackerjack
Intermediate Member
Username: Crackerjack
Post Number: 355
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2005 - 11:44 am: |
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AlleyCat: Where is Gleason? What end of the State? |
Hotwire
Intermediate Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 327
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2005 - 12:05 pm: |
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I have noticed here in Indiana just lately we have been getting good conditions it seems every 10 to 20 days for one evening at a time. Sometimes it starts earlier than others and usually is good until the sun goes down. Had a few mornings when skip came and went so quick I almost didnt notice it. I like going to channel 6 because I can kind of tell how conditions are getting. Ussaully here something faintly if theres gonna be any skip at all that day. Skip is just like a gamble, you never know. As soon as you turn your radio off and go away you can count on it coming in strong so you gotta always listen.
CEF491Hotwire Readin da mail!! Good numbers to all!! |
Sonny
Junior Member
Username: Sonny
Post Number: 39
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2005 - 5:26 pm: |
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Alleycat, The skip verys with sun spots Etc. also
over the years it seems most stations from England
their skip here to the east coast is most active
in Oct. Nov. Dec. months |
Alleycat
New member
Username: Alleycat
Post Number: 4
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 25, 2005 - 2:32 am: |
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Thanks all for the info. I check ch. 6 to listen to what is going on there but have had no luck making any contacts. Just can't compete with the BIG radios there. On 38 LSB I have talked to FL, TX and a few people including CEF 145 here in TN. I am on a Grant XL with about 175 watts of help with a vertical dipole antenna made from 1/2" copper pipe. The bottom of the antenna is about 25 ft. off the ground. I'm hoping to get it another 10 ft. higher if I can.
I will just start more CQing late at night when I'm up and around and see what happens. When I turn the radio on at 1:00 AM I hear dead quiet and just figure nothing happens (skips) after the sun goes down. I hear local chatter and commonly talk 35+ miles on AM but nothing on SSB. I'll just have to try harder.
Crackerjack
Gleason is in NW TN about 20 miles south of the college town of Martin and about 35 miles north of Jackson. |
Vanillagorilla
Junior Member
Username: Vanillagorilla
Post Number: 15
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 25, 2005 - 2:33 pm: |
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38LSB seems to be the ticket and I'd hate to crowd it out. Like mentioned above, for a barefoot like myself its hit and miss...but when its hit time you can't miss it! ALL that SKIP rolling in loud and clear all it takes is to wait for a quiet moment to get your "break on the Freq!"
Could be just me but I have noticed a nearly deafening silence the night before followed by very high noise level on every channel the next day. Thats when it time to fish for skip for me! I try to find a LSB channel that has only a few rolling QSO's and get in there.
Good luck!
Hank~905
CEF 559 |
