Band conditions

[Radio Tech]

Was really nice yesterday.
12 and 15 meters. Bands I rarely use.
Worked London and Findland on 12 meters.
Then worked Hildrizhausen Germany on 15.
Was really fun. Specially seeing those 2 bands open with good DX.

 

[BJ radionut]

Yes things are heading toward Winter/Fall conditions....Finally!
Static levels dropping on 80/40 meters and bands "stretching out" couple hours before Sunrise and after.....
Several Euro's heard between 2-4 am EST, with strong sigs

Worked a mobile in SC this morning headed to the SHELBY,NC Hamfest...running a IC706(80w) and a small screwdriver antenna...

Europe was heard this morning on 10m...right after Sunrise, for about an hour...and this was on SIRO 27? at only 15-20ft up from here in the Midwest...

6m Op's were active also this morning...working OH/PA/FL and points West for couple hours after Sunrise....close-in short hop was good to over 100 miles...using 3 Ele. at 45ft and 100w with good signal strength holding for time to 'Rage Chew" a little....
Bring it on.....

Going to Findlay,OH Hamfest next weekend...Maybe find a bigger 6m Beam?
All the Best
BJ

Listening 28.455 and 50.125 today

 

[Radio Tech]

6m Op's were active also this morning...working OH/PA/FL and points West for couple hours after Sunrise....close-in short hop was good to over 100 miles...using 3 Ele. at 45ft and 100w with good signal strength holding for time to 'Rage Chew" a little....
Bring it on.....

Going to Findlay,OH Hamfest next weekend...Maybe find a bigger 6m Beam?
All the Best
BJ

Listening 28.455 and 50.125 today

Sweet, I need to get my 6 meter ant back running. Storm took the rotator out and the last 2 elements off the beam. Homebrew 6 meter beam at 55 foot. But I do have my cane pole still up.

Running a Yaesu 757 into a Hygain TH6DXX at 30 foot here today.

 

[Radio Tech]

2O12L on 21.332 mhz.
Worked him on 12 meters yesterday

 

[Wiskey Delta-40]

Yes 15 and 12 WIDE open here on the west side...
And with the Asia contest this weekend some good DX contacts to be had.. Already got my fair share, and looking for more :laugh:

 

[928bolo]

Great condition on 12m from the East Coast. Lots of fun.

 

[kd-5-bgt]

The higher HF bands are pretty flat this morning...17 to 10 meters...getting a few stations on 20 but nothing really strong....17 to 10 were open late yesterday,close to sunset with stations being heard from all over the states, and out into the pacific rim

Got a contact with New Zeland and Amercian Samoa about sunset ....

Maybe the bands will pick up a bit more today

 

[kd-5-bgt]

Update....Hearing Western Europe here at the moment on 17 meters....not very stable conditions but the band is open .....15 meters has some very weak signals but they are in there

 

[Moleculo]

Anyone got a prediction on a good 10m weekend soon? We need to get a club contest scheduled

 

[Radio Tech]

Anyone got a prediction on a good 10m weekend soon? We need to get a club contest scheduled

That would be nice to do. I know this past week end 11 was wide open. So guessing 10 was. I was so busy on the bench I did not get a chance to even turn on a radio.