It's on.....

[WX2MIG]

20 and 40 meters were hopping this afternoon. Of course the North American QSO Party had the bands jamming, plus the Light House crew was up and running today as well, but if you could get away from all the contest QRM, there were a few DX contacts to be had.

I made 4 U.S. contacts, and 1 from Canada in a matter of 10 minutes. Then sat back and listened to a contester in Utah get replies from a couple of Euro stations.

Tried 10 meters but didn't hear a thing on there....

 

[ButtFuzz]

I talked to Mr. Contester in Utah... Did you hear me in the mud?

It's definitely on!

Rob

KG4ZPN

 

[74IN]

Skeds, anyone?

I gotta string my 20M dipole tomorrow, I'll be on 14.070 PSK31.

On my A99, I get alot of condx, but TXing is a bitch, even with a tuner. Bad combo.

I'm KC9IUX.

 

[ButtFuzz]

Skeds, anyone?

I gotta string my 20M dipole tomorrow, I'll be on 14.070 PSK31.

On my A99, I get alot of condx, but TXing is a bitch, even with a tuner. Bad combo.

I'm KC9IUX.

I'll get on this afternoon, 16 August 2009, about 4 PM EST. 14.290 ish USB.

All I've got up is my infamous droopy drawers dipole, and whilst not terribly directional at its paltry height, it will be slightly stronger E-W from Salem, Virginia.

73 de Rob,
KG4ZPN

 

[74IN]

Bummer, I had rain all day.

Is .290 an alternate PSK31 freq?

 

[donw35]

I was able to make about 7 east cost contacts on 20 meters with my IC-718 and home made dipole.

 

[WX2MIG]

Bummer, I had rain all day.

Is .290 an alternate PSK31 freq?

I don't think it is 74IN, 14.290 Mhz is the frequency the OMISS group uses during their day time nets from Monday to Saturday, but the band has been so dead these last few months that I haven't even tried to join in on any of those nets.

I've gone hours without hearing a net control operator on the Maritime Mobile Service Net, (14.300 Mhz) then all of a sudden someone in Shit The Weeds, Arkansas will pick up net control, and comes booming into South Jersey like he's right next door...

The only times the band has been mildly interesting is at grey line when one or two European stations might come in just over the noise level, and that's why I get excited when the band actually does open up...even if it's just slightly open....

 

[74IN]

Just got done with a PSK31 QSO to France with 30W.

14.070 seems to have many opportunities.