marcspaz Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Don't know if there are any HF users in this group, but the solar cycle is perfect for low power long range communications in the lower frequencies. I am only running 120 watts RMS with a 1/4 wave ground plane in my Jeep, and I am talking to people in Houston to Detroit, and Maine to the Keys... and everyone in between. Seems like the whole country was on the radio today. One guy in Motor City and another in Houston both sounded like they were driving next to me, the signal was so strong. Anyone on the air down there today? What was your longest contact? Jones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jones Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Thanks for the heads up. I'll check out 10 later today. I usually hang out around 28.450USB, or 29.000AM. marcspaz and RCM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n4gix Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 10m is dead as a door knob around here today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted May 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Yea, I gave it a run today, too. Called CQ DX for about 20 minutes on a few frequencies and didn't get a single reply. I guess mother-natures gift has expired. :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jones Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 Must have just been a one or two day case of sporadic E layer activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted January 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Looks like 10m is doing well tonight. I made multiple contacts around 500+ miles with 5/9+ on both ends. Elkhunter521 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n4gix Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 I had some appointments at the VA Hospital in Chicago last Friday. When done for the day I drove up to the top deck of the parking garage (8 stories!) and had a ball in 20m phone for about an hour on my FT-857. I tried 10m for a bit but no one was on the air and no one answered any CQ's... RCM and marcspaz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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