DXing, Radios, Antennas, Etc. Let's Get Back on Topic.
On Jun 21, 11:43*am, D Peter Maus wrote:
Dave wrote:
SWL-2010 wrote:
"dave" wrote in message
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RHF wrote:
On Jun 20, 9:22 pm, Telamon
wrote:
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*dave wrote:
Telamon wrote:
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wrote:
Bob, (count floyd) wrote
C'mon guys, lets use this forum to discuss radio listening and
dxing
of either BCB or SW, and keep the spam talk out or by direct email.
Follow the example of John Plimmer, his posts are always radio
related
and very interesting, they are about the only ones I read on this
group anymore. *The petty bickering needs to stop and get back on
topic.
Well said Bob, I too become perturbed by the increasing number
of off
topic trash that now overwhelms this news group. When I first
subscribed many years ago it was full of on topic interesting radio
stuff.
As for radio, I have been DXing for 42 years and never a dull
moment.
When propagation is bad and you are thinking of chucking it in,
something always comes up and reinvigorates your interest with a
great
DX catch. It's true that HF SW propagation has been very bad in
recent
years with the current very low sunspot number, but as sure as God
made little apples, it will come back again in full force in coming
years. So if HF is bad now, then try the MW AM band or the many
interesting things to do on LF, Although I am aware that many of
you
do not have LF band on your radio's.
SNIP
The day time SW bands are weaker and poor much of the time but
sunset to
sunrise the lower SW bands are very good consistently up to 41
meters.
31 meters is hit or miss from crummy to very good but is very
good most
of the time. This has been the best surprise band for years now
and it
pays to check this band most anytime day or night.
25, 22, and 19 meters have been generally weaker and the best
times for
them are late afternoon to a couple of hours after sunset. Same
thing
mornings where these bands generally pickup again a couple hours
before
sunrise into early morning. These middle bands have been poor for me
most of the time middle mornings to the middle of the afternoon.
During the daytime 16 meters has been the best band where 19
meters is
hit or miss but poor a lot of the time. 19 meters is generally
better
late afternoon and early mornings.
15 meters is almost always weak and this band generally does not
have
much broadcast on it anyway.
13 meters has been really poor all the time and I rarely even
look at
it. Only two pages of broadcasters on it to begin with in Passport.
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