11 meter is very quiet?

[AudioShockwav]

My brother lives about 50 air miles from me and we see this often in signal reports.
Even when the propagation is not this active there are nights that our signal strength varies and we don't change anything.
I often check into the Ditch bank SSB net on Friday nights, I like to drive up on Mount Bullion about 3000 feet and park on a lookout.
At the extreme reach of my rx there are stations that some nites I can hear, and some nites I cant due to small variations in the conditions.

73
Jeff

 

[Slowmover]

Listened awhile on LSB 38 after Shortbus Duk-dik showed up on AM-19. GA & TN to NM.

Then, he switched over.

Went back to a Clif High podcast.

 

[YardDog]

Heard half of Europe coming in hot and heavy earlier this morning but traffic was so bad I never got a solid contact. Suddenly everything shifted and I was making contacts with Jamaica and Bermuda. Then it all went to mexican skip for several hours so I shut down. Fired back up this evening and have been talking to tons of people on the west coast. Fading out now but it was fun while it lasted. If any of you guys in Cali talked with 128 N/W Arkansas, well that was me.

 

[Christopher17]

Hawaii, Guam, South America, coast to coast Canada, Caribbean islands, Italy, Austria, Ireland, Scotland, QSO's all day long , just amazing day of propagation

 

[Eldorado828]

Running south on I27 towards Midland Odessa today, Deer slayer in the sand pile is coming in like he's 1/4 mile away... Top notch sounding station.

 

[AudioShockwav]

Are ya having fun yet?

Lol

73
Jeff

 

[cralt]

The sun is starting to get mad.

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g2-moderate-geomagnetic-storm-watch-extended-12-oct-2021

 

[ljh505]

Sunday was a lost cause for a barefoot mobile on a NMO27C antenna --- all "big gun" stations booming in here to the desert southwest. Like the fellow on an island off the coast of the Yucatan peninsula running a 5 element beam and an Icom 7300 (and who knows what amplifier). I could only work locals groundwave from the mobile. New York, Florida, Virginia, the Carolinas, Central America all dominating 38LSB. Going up or down one or two channels didn't help.

 

[Eldorado828]

The sun is starting to get mad.

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g2-moderate-geomagnetic-storm-watch-extended-12-oct-2021

Good thing it's not the mainstream media reporting it or it would be caused by the pandemic haaaa

Come on dx!

 

[lonestarbandit]

NE corner was smoking today.

 

[Cabover Bob]

I'm not usually trying to shoot skip (?), but just made contact from my mobile on I-10 near San Simon Az to Sarasota Fl. Didn't get station ID, but it was a strong clear contact. Roughly 2k miles on 27.245 am. Best am contact that I've ever made.

Mobile RCI6300 thru a Sirio 5000 mounted on my headache rack.

 

[freecell]

the straight line distance is 1,631.92 statute miles.

 

[Slowmover]

I'm not usually trying to shoot skip (?), but just made contact from my mobile on I-10 near San Simon Az to Sarasota Fl. Didn't get station ID, but it was a strong clear contact. Roughly 2k miles on 27.245 am. Best am contact that I've ever made.

Mobile RCI6300 thru a Sirio 5000 mounted on my headache rack.

Now THAT is staying out ahead of the oversized load drivers needs!!

And I’ll bet you were headed west, right?

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[Cabover Bob]

Ya I posted during a brief stop, didn't take time for detailed measurements......

 

[Slowmover]

Ya I posted during a brief stop, didn't take time for detailed measurements......

Distance around the equator minus 1,600; minus for latitudinal.

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