Bob,
You might have another world round table. I did one in about 1991, New
Zealand, Australia, Alaska,
Chile, and Texas. SSB, 100 watts, wire K5KVH varient of the G5RV. (Flat
top was tee made up of 40 feet phase line plus the wire doublet).
73,
Stuart
K5KVH
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I became a ham at (near?) the peak of the last cycle, in 1999. In
retrospect, it was a great time to join this hobby. For about 3 years,
10 meters was the only band I worked... I talked to people on every
continent but Africa with my little Radio Shack 25 watt radio. When 10
meters started to de
Stuart, how true that is.
I got my Novice in 1952 at the bottom of that cycle, and didn't even know
about
cycles at that time. Just got on the air and had fun.
By 1957, I was in the Army in Alaska. Between the peak cycle conditions and
my KL7 call, it didn't seem like there was anything I could
I've been through the attic antenna limitation through a Solar minimum,
Julian. In your situation I limited myself to 15 watts on 20/40 meters
simply because lower frequencies were so hard to put out a signal on that
didn't make the lights blink and the phones ring. Having an antenna so close
to ot
Hi everyone,
Holy Smokes!!! I sure didn't foretell the staggering array of weapons I
would be able to place in my radio arsenal from this one!
Many thanks to all for the many comments, enchoragements, suggestions and
reflections. I went out today and bought the ARRL Wire Antenna Classics
> The downside of the sunspot cycle is simply another opportunity to
> learn about the minimum period
Talk about turning a problem into an opportunity...
It's good to see there are some optimists out there, but I feel that some
replies missed my original point. If you live in a property occupyin
- Original Message -
From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
The downside of the sunspot cycle is simply another opportunity to
learn about the minimum period.
No one has mentioned it yet but I and many others like me are licking our
lips in anticipation of the upcoming m
This must be what I'm a Ham today !!! Reading these accounts makes me
wish I was a Ham back in 1957. I guess it was enough to be born in
1957. I wonder how many other Hams were born in the IGY ?
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Then, as now, I lived in Greer, South C
who will go
looking for the anomalies instead of using the predictions as "fact" and
simply ignoring all the times they're not right.
Ron AC7AC
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004
On Mon, 19 Jul 2004, Julian, G4ILO wrote:
> So it's going to be another 3 years before we're back to where we are now.
> :-( Not a happy thought for those of us who run low power from an
> antenna-restricted location.
I know the feeling. Every time I visit my friend Ki7el with his G5RV
up
KB4ZVM
K2 S/N 1757
>
> From: "Stuart Rohre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2004/07/19 Mon PM 04:58:22 EDT
> To: "Mike Morrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Another dumb one- Sunspot cycle
>
>
Stuart, K5KVH wrote:
"The great Sunspot cycle peak in 1957 was the greatest ever recorded."
==
That was my first sunspot cycle peak -- the peak was actually in 1958
when the smoothed sunspot number exceeded 200. Among other things then,
I vividly remember, as W8DGP, running three watts ou
I have been operating for 50 years this month. So seen several sun
spot cycles.
I have been operating 50 years this month, so I have lived through
several sun spot cycles. One has to move with the cycle. Now is the
time to begin experimenting and working out how to best get on 160, 80,
60,
The great Sunspot cycle peak in 1957 was the greatest ever recorded. For
some of us that were just coming into radio, it is hard to take cycles that
do not reach those dizzy heights.
For a young ham in 1957, sitting in a mobile with AM rig of about 50 watts,
talking to Australia in the middle of
If the average Sun Spot cycle can be called 11 years, and if 2002 was the
peak year, (somewhat muddied because of an apparent double peak this time);
then, from a peak to bottom should be 5 1/2 years. The bottom would be in
2007, and then another 5 1/2 years would bring the next peak around 2013.
ecraft List"
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 5:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Another dumb one- Sunspot cycle
> So it's going to be another 3 years before we're back to where we are
now.
> :-( Not a happy thought for those of us who run low power from an
> antenna-restricted
On Mon, 19 Jul 2004, Mike Morrow wrote:
the defeat of BPL so that it can be used.
Well, without the defeat of BPL, for many of us it won't matter
what the sun does...we won't be able to hear anything.
73
Thom-k3hrn
http://www.baltimorehon.com/Home of the Baltimore Lexicon
http://
> Does anyone know where we stand on the sunspot cycle? Are at the bottom
> (please say yes!) and when is it expected to start to inch up?
It may just be my own personal perception, but this passing cycle, the
fourth since I was first licensed, has been the most generally disappointing
one. It
Try the second half of 2007...
http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/ssl/pad/solar/images/ssn_predict_l.gif
- 72
Daniel / AA0NI
K2 #3421
--- Tom Mc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does anyone know where we stand on the sunspot cycle? Are at the bottom
> (please say yes!) and when is it expected to start to
So it's going to be another 3 years before we're back to where we are now.
:-( Not a happy thought for those of us who run low power from an
antenna-restricted location.
73,
--
Julian, G4ILO. (RSGB, ARRL, G-QRP, K2 #392)
G4ILO's Shack: http://www.qsl.net/g4ilo
"Rod N0RC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro
ly 18, 2004 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Another dumb one- Sunspot cycle
> Does anyone know where we stand on the sunspot cycle? Are at
the bottom
> (please say yes!) and when is it expected to start to inch up?
>
> Thanks
> Tom
> WB2QDG
...
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World Series" if its always played in the
Bronx?
-Original Message-
From: Ron D'Eau Claire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Sunday, July 18, 2004 4:29 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Another dumb one
First, I rather enjoy the HF bands during the sunsp
First, I rather enjoy the HF bands during the sunspot minimum. I've been
operating through several of them since the 1950's and I can say from
experience that the HF bands are far from "useless" during the minimums
unless you demand the ability to bust a DX pileup with QRP at any hour of
the day or
Hi again everyone,
The reason I was asking about the 6-meter stuff was that the HF bands
are in about the same shape as my dog...he dies two years ago. With the
exception of 1-hour in the evening and two hours in the morning, the bands are
pretty
useless...and we still have YEARS to go b
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