Thanks, Don. I do check real-time lightning maps daily, but I have never seen this site. I'll have to study it more soon, but it more or less seems to show what we already know: that lightning can occur in any month.
Based on all the replies so far, it seems that my question falls into the category of "wishful thinking". :-) 73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 8:57 AM, Don Kirk <wd8...@gmail.com> wrote: > HI Mike, > > The following website has numerous animations that show Lightning Flash > Density (based on NASA data), and the top most animation provides pretty > good insight into lightning activity throughout the year. Based on this > animation it looks like Dec and Jan are the best in the US with Nov & Feb > second best, with October and March third best (various ways to evaluate > the graphics) and suspect the results of this animation comes as no > surprise to you based on your 160 meter hands on experience. > http://www.seiswaves.com/cappelluti/docs/anims/exeter/ > > When outside the months of October through March I just look at a real > time lightning map to see if it's worthwhile to go into the shack and turn > the radio on, and the URL for the map I use is as follows : > http://www.lightningstorm.com/explorer.html > > I use the real time lightning map regardless of time of year to help me > understand noise conditions on 160 meters. > > I suspect most folks in North America would say noise levels start getting > low in October and start getting bad in March on 160 meters which falls in > line pretty good with the animation map I mentioned above. > > 73, > Don (wd8dsb) > > > > > On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 12:26 AM, Mike Waters <mikew...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Anyone have a guesstimate as to when the QRN will begin letting up a >> little on 160? >> >> 73, Mike >> www.w0btu.com >> _________________ >> Topband Reflector >> > > _________________ Topband Reflector