I always wonder too if stuff is working when it’s that quiet. LOL
I also get fooled when I accidentally move my squelch and then hear nothing! LOL
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11 meter is very quiet?
- Thread starter Tweetybird
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I also get fooled when I accidentally move my squelch and then hear nothing! LOL
I thought I broke my icom, but the rf gain and squelch on the same knobs got me. I felt pretty stupid the 3rd time I couldn't figure out why there was no rx.
Wide open in South Dakota right now. It's been a week or more since I've seen any signals stronger than an S3 until this evening.
I had some decent midwest conditions this morning down here in south Texas. I made zero contacts up north. My only contact was a good one out to Arizona.
I shutdown early today after 3 busy days of running loads.
Nothing in my receiver right now an hour south of Houston.
I shutdown early today after 3 busy days of running loads.
Nothing in my receiver right now an hour south of Houston.
Unfortunately I'm 10-7 on the base. Hope to have a new antenna up this weekend to be back on the air. Sure don't want to miss out on all the fun.
Mother nature treating me good tonight! Sitting at 22 contacts for the evening tonight currently
Well ended the night with 27 contacts before the band dropped. Def was a fun one for sure!
Setting up a base was the best thing I ever did. It never was comfortable sitting in the truck for a period of time lol
AmericanEagle575
Supporting Sr. Member WDX-1863
What kind of new antenna are you planning to put up??? Curious....................
Well it wasn't a planned antenna swap but some kind of big bird probably an owl flew into it and seriously bent it up. Figured I'd fly the sigma venom this round and try to repair the damaged one at a later date.
Around here if it isn't the crazy wind, it's owls nowadays.
Back on the air now with the sigma venom and able to catch a little late night dx. Conditions aren't that great here tonight but I do hear some voices out there.
AmericanEagle575
Supporting Sr. Member WDX-1863
WOW, those Owls just sound like they don't give a Hoot when it comes to CB antennas, LoL No wonder CB means Constantly Buying!!
Man I don't know for sure that it was an owl but the way the top section was bent into a 45 degree angle it had to have a good size something hit it. We have big owls and hawks around here so it's just speculation. Or..... a low altitude buzz by the hospital chopper because I am in their flight path...
Either way, I'm back up and running! As to the sigma it's one that's been up before so it's an easy one to put up.