11 meter is very quiet?

[ENC Pirate]

I actually park at a spot where my bumper hangs over the ICW. The ICW, or rather a bay along on its path, is about 6’ directly below my bumper.

I’ve done this before and I’m not sure it made a difference to be honest. Just being at the water seems to make a huge difference. I can be 1/4 mile away and barely hear anything, and then everything is S9 and traffic in every freq in my radio as I pull up...straight back to nothing when I pull away.

As we sometimes post about no propagation (title of thread), it’s just not like that here. There is international propagation to some extent nearly every day here. I typically spend only a couple hours a day and have logged 140 international contacts in the past 3 weeks...all from my mobile.

I agree Dan, something about the water, I have the ocean 150 feet to the east, and the Pamlico Sound to the west, Antenna mast's are in salt marsh, I'd mention some of the places I hear signals from but no one would believe me,lol. My guess is extended ground wave, I can talk to S america with better reception than my cell phone,lol. Only downside of this huge amount of water is with it comes a lot of ground noise also, and I mean a lot. Beams help some but not a lot. I have heard stations in S America talking to you, but I have no luck raising you about 50 miles away, go figure,lol. 73's
Ocean One Cape Hatteras

 

[Rwb]

I agree Dan, something about the water, I have the ocean 150 feet to the east, and the Pamlico Sound to the west, Antenna mast's are in salt marsh, I'd mention some of the places I hear signals from but no one would believe me,lol. My guess is extended ground wave, I can talk to S america with better reception than my cell phone,lol. Only downside of this huge amount of water is with it comes a lot of ground noise also, and I mean a lot. Beams help some but not a lot. I have heard stations in S America talking to you, but I have no luck raising you about 50 miles away, go figure,lol. 73's
Ocean One Cape Hatteras

years back when i trucked coast to coast,i carried my grundig yacht boy.id get as close to ocean as possible n not get stuck.seemed sortwave improved immencly. Much more foreign broadcasts n even north american broadcasts

 

[Slowmover]

You boys just need to carry the antenna optimized for over-the-waves

 

[2NC995]

I'd mention some of the places I hear signals from but no one would believe me,lol.

Truth!

 

[S&W357]

I'd mention some of the places I hear signals from but no one would believe me,lol. 73's
Ocean One Cape Hatteras

Truth!

 

[fogdog]

A very rare event happened today in my part of the world. Voices on AM. I guess my Imax doesn't suck as much as I thought it did. Nice to know it ain't a total POS.

 

[Chevboy0167]

My current Imax been up at least 23 yrs. She still pulls in the micro volts!

 

[Unit 75]

I have been talking south to the islands. I can't wait for more northern conditions so I can drop the maul. Coming to a station near you.....The Train Man.

 

[Big Kahuna]

Sounds like a little action in the midwest right on the bowl http://sdr.k9mq.com:8073/?f=27025am

California 38 LSB DX possibly too? - http://kphsdr.com:8073/?f=7185.0lsbz6

I can hear stations just under the static level...ughhhh

 

[Redbeard U812]

Have lsb 38 on, some there. But no contacts. Have storm advisory posted may have to lower breakover #1.

 

[Redbeard U812]

Man, the Bowl is roll'n.....
Gotta bump it down, bump it down.....
Break, break.

Standin by.....

 

[S&W357]

Hmmm...going to turn my radio on

 

[CT Night Stalker]

Litening to ch6 27.0250 and the ship is rolling from Jamaica to Iowa!!
Everybody YAK-YAC walkin all over each other!! NOBODY listening!!
Did make contact 156 in Oklahoma,,,Nothing like the 70's where you
could actually get a break!!

 

[Eldorado828]

Jumped on just to see what would happen and qso with Montana and Missouri. Not bad for a 5 minute sneak into the shack. If it would only open up when I have the freedom to spend some time in the shack....

Really loving the anytone 6666, it's impressive

 

[Redbeard U812]

Here comes the front.....lightning and all. Unplugged and disconnected antenna. Don't want the blue smoke like my Stryker. I need to get that repaired, something like $80 for the amp board that got toasted, but wtf else is fried, who knows.