marcspaz Posted October 26, 2023 Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 There has been a lot of ducting lately. This morning I was able the hear a couple guys on a repeater 130 statute miles from me, in Claymont Delaware to Woodbridge Virginia. Not the longest I've had, but it's been every day for a couple weeks. How's tropo working for you? Anyone else taking advantage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRPL700 Posted October 26, 2023 Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 1 hour ago, marcspaz said: There has been a lot of ducting lately. This morning I was able the hear a couple guys on a repeater 130 statute miles from me, in Claymont Delaware to Woodbridge Virginia. Not the longest I've had, but it's been every day for a couple weeks. How's tropo working for you? Anyone else taking advantage? Do you recall the repeater freq? I live about 5 miles away from Claymont, DE.... just wondering which repeater it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweiss3 Posted October 26, 2023 Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 There has been a ton. This week we had a station come in full quieting at just about 140-150 miles on 2 meters. I've also noticed receiving strong signals from adjacent coordinated repeaters (shared frequencies). This temperature swing has been something. WRYZ926 and marcspaz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRYZ926 Posted October 26, 2023 Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 The weather is definitely having something to do with it. I haven't noticed too much on 2m or GMRS but the guys on 10m are going crazy right now. marcspaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted October 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 6 hours ago, WRPL700 said: Do you recall the repeater freq? I live about 5 miles away from Claymont, DE.... just wondering which repeater it is. It was on the 650 pair with a tone of 91.5. 3 hours ago, WRYZ926 said: The weather is definitely having something to do with it. I haven't noticed too much on 2m or GMRS but the guys on 10m are going crazy right now. I was hearing China and Japan on 10m the other day, like they were sitting next to me. It's been pretty wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcp2525 Posted October 26, 2023 Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 57 minutes ago, marcspaz said: It was on the 650 pair with a tone of 91.5. I was on there last night talking to a couple guys in New Jersey. I'm near Baltimore. marcspaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRYZ926 Posted October 26, 2023 Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 2 hours ago, marcspaz said: I was hearing China and Japan on 10m the other day, like they were sitting next to me. It's been pretty wild. It depends on your location within the US. Guys on the west coast will pick up the far east better while the east coast will pick up Europe better. Guys have been getting Argentina really well here in the midwest. marcspaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted October 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 @WRYZ926 yeah, I usually work central and south America extremely well, but I seem to be able to work Australia, New Zealand and South Africa better than Asia. I work western Europe like I'm making a phone call. I only need 5w in the mobile or in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRYZ926 Posted October 26, 2023 Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 I need to get the old 10m radio and antenna setup so I can at least use 28.3 to 28.5 while studying for my general. marcspaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRYS709 Posted October 26, 2023 Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 Are you all discussion GMRS, or Ham bands (yes, I realize that 10 meters is Ham). What times of day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted October 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2023 3 hours ago, WRYS709 said: Are you all discussion GMRS, or Ham bands (yes, I realize that 10 meters is Ham). What times of day? Definitely GMRS... I have been hearing stations/repeaters from PA, DE, even NC, all in Northern Virginia. That said, 10m has been fire this week, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRYS709 Posted October 27, 2023 Report Share Posted October 27, 2023 15 hours ago, marcspaz said: Definitely GMRS... I have been hearing stations/repeaters from PA, DE, even NC, all in Northern Virginia. That said, 10m has been fire this week, too. What times of day on each band? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted October 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2023 The ducting is happening in the morning and in the evening as temperatures swing greatly in a short period of time. 10m is on fire basically from around 9am to around 6pm WRXB215 and AdmiralCochrane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian3211 Posted December 27, 2023 Report Share Posted December 27, 2023 When does ducting usually occur? I wanna see how far i can reach. gmrs is quiet near me. hear some chatter occasionally on a repeater but i dont have the tones for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted December 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2023 27 minutes ago, ian3211 said: When does ducting usually occur? I wanna see how far i can reach. gmrs is quiet near me. hear some chatter occasionally on a repeater but i dont have the tones for it. Typically, the higher you go into the atmosphere, the colder it gets. However, a rapid influx of high pressure can cause a temperature inversion. This pushes a layer of warmer air up into the troposphere. These rapid transitions will typically occur in Spring and Fall when there are very rapid temperature changes during sun rise and sunset. While it occurs in the Spring, it's most prevalent in Fall. SpeedSpeak2Me, Lscott, WRXB215 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian3211 Posted December 27, 2023 Report Share Posted December 27, 2023 2 hours ago, marcspaz said: Typically, the higher you go into the atmosphere, the colder it gets. However, a rapid influx of high pressure can cause a temperature inversion. This pushes a layer of warmer air up into the troposphere. These rapid transitions will typically occur in Spring and Fall when there are very rapid temperature changes during sun rise and sunset. While it occurs in the Spring, it's most prevalent in Fall. cool thank you. new to the gmrs thing so im trying to learn all that i can. marcspaz and WRUU653 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdmiralCochrane Posted December 29, 2023 Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 On 2m I have heard ducting all times of the year when the approaching weather front was STRONG, from maybe 14 hours before the storm until an hour before. marcspaz and WRUU653 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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