Miserable cold damp day outside so spent at least a hour in the radio room and hearing activity but couldn't make a contact to save my butt. It's hard not getting discouraged.
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11 meter is very quiet?
- Thread starter Tweetybird
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here last few times id get on i hear distant garbled voices like we had way back at the start of this cycle . it was lsb and on am just grinding buzz plus the usual channel 6 15 bazilloin watts to talk across atlanta burning up the whole band. but thats radiong just like fishing. some days they bite,some days we talk. some days no bites,some days no contacs
So many members are saying that the band is dead. I've heard literally hundreds of US stations the past few days. Quieter in the late mornings/early afternoons, but rocking in the mid/late afternoons. Maybe you guys need to light a candle and make an offering to Mother Nature.
- J.J. 399
- J.J. 399
Yeah it seems the mid latitude isn't getting a lot of love so enjoy your lower latitude kindness from mother nature. We'll eventually get some attention again, I hope.....
Yes conditions seem good far to the south and far to the east of me, but out here on the west coast it is very very dead and has been for several days now........
It has been going long in the evening here, so crummy conditions during the day and then as the sun goes down I hear Hawaii, pacific stations, the Philippines was in here late last night.
I don't get up early enough to work morning greyline anymore, but I used to set the alarm for 2:30 am during DX contests.
Greyline would be up for the guys on the east coast and I made lots of contracts from those states very early in the morning.
73
Jeff
All I have in my receive today (3:45 pm) is a couple of very faint stations in Jamaica.
Nothing today, I am going to shut it down and try again tomorrow.
I worked outside all day like a crazy young guy so decided to go to the gas station at 5 pm for a coffee. All I heard was eggs frying in the pan, even 6 am. Might try the base before dark just out of curiosity. Hope it isn't that summer tilt but wouldn't be surprised.
Tunderstorms from morning 'til late afternoon. So no radio today. Hope weather clears tomorrow. No rain forecast. Crossing my fingers. LOL
J.J. 399
J.J. 399
That's why I'm trying to take advantage of ,the spring rain, so doing landscaping and lawn seeding so hopefully I don't have to water as much. Plus fighting those little wren birds destroying your work building their nest.
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The sun finally co-operated again today and I had pretty decent conditions out into the Pacific starting around midday and still going on right now. Heard tons of Australia and New Zealand stations talking to Oregon and California while I was working out in the shop this afternoon.
After a few days of nothing but static and a few faint voices I was starting to get worried !
After a few days of nothing but static and a few faint voices I was starting to get worried !
I've been checking conditions every now and then today. It's been very quiet for the most part. I did hear 881 on the west coast of Canada suddenly booming in, and had a brief qso around 1:45. Then it went quiet again. I hope this was a good sign... ?
Edit: Well, it appears this wasn't a good sign.
I'll keep checking throughout the next few days.
Edit: Well, it appears this wasn't a good sign.
I'll keep checking throughout the next few days.
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Got lucky on my way home in the mobile, talked to a guy in South Wales. Haven't heard anyone else since...
- No one is chatting at the moment.
