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August 19th 06, 11:51 PM
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dxAce wrote: Guy Atkins wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... It'll get much better as we head towards Fall and Winter. PNG and Indo reception from the Pacific NW is usually best from mid-summer, and then declines as winter approaches. This seems to be the pattern year after year for some reason. My best reception of long-gone Radio Enga 2410 kHz has always been in the summer, for instance. Ah, Radio Enga. QSL'd here for a reception on November 26, 1986. Radio Manus 3315 QSL'd March 15, 1985 Radio North Solomons 3325 QSL'd Sept. 30, 1986 Radio New Ireland 3905 QSL'd March 9, 1986 Radio East New Britain 3385 QSL'd April 24, 1984 Radio East Sepik 3335 QSL'd Feb. 21, 1984 Radio Eastern Highlands 3395 QSL'd Feb. 3, 1987 Radio Milne Bay 3365 QSL'd Jan. 2, 1987 Radio Madang 3260 QSL'd Jan. 2, 1987 Radio Central 3290 QSL'd Sept. 30, 1987 Radio Simbu 3355 QSL'd Jan. 26, 1987 Radio Sandaun (West Sepik) 3205 QSL'd Dec. 16, 1989 Radio Western Highlands 3375 QSL'd Nov. 27, 1989 Radio Gulf 3245 QSL'd Oct. 28, 1989 Radio Southern Highlands 3275 QSL'd Jan. 8, 1990 Radio West New Britain 3235 QSL'd Dec. 1, 1990 Radio Morobe 3220 QSL'd Oct. 28, 1989 Radio Northern 3345 QSL'd Mar. 13, 1991 NBC 4890 QSL'd Jan. 30, 1984 Radio Western 3305 QSL'd Jan. 27, 1991 dxAce Michigan USA dxAce Michigan USA |
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#12
August 20th 06, 12:14 AM
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Guy Atkins wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... It'll get much better as we head towards Fall and Winter. PNG and Indo reception from the Pacific NW is usually best from mid-summer, and then declines as winter approaches. This seems to be the pattern year after year for some reason. My best reception of long-gone Radio Enga 2410 kHz has always been in the summer, for instance. It could be that the 'sweet spot' here an hour or so after (and before) sunrise works out better for me in the winter than it might for you as the PNG's generally s/off at least by 1300 which would be well before your sunrise in winter? dxAce Michigan USA |
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#13
August 20th 06, 12:24 AM
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dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: Guy Atkins wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... It'll get much better as we head towards Fall and Winter. PNG and Indo reception from the Pacific NW is usually best from mid-summer, and then declines as winter approaches. This seems to be the pattern year after year for some reason. My best reception of long-gone Radio Enga 2410 kHz has always been in the summer, for instance. Ah, Radio Enga. QSL'd here for a reception on November 26, 1986. Radio Manus 3315 QSL'd March 15, 1985 Radio North Solomons 3325 QSL'd Sept. 30, 1986 Radio New Ireland 3905 QSL'd March 9, 1986 Radio East New Britain 3385 QSL'd April 24, 1984 Radio East Sepik 3335 QSL'd Feb. 21, 1984 Radio Eastern Highlands 3395 QSL'd Feb. 3, 1987 Radio Milne Bay 3365 QSL'd Jan. 2, 1987 Radio Madang 3260 QSL'd Jan. 2, 1987 Radio Central 3290 QSL'd Sept. 30, 1987 Radio Simbu 3355 QSL'd Jan. 26, 1987 Radio Sandaun (West Sepik) 3205 QSL'd Dec. 16, 1989 Radio Western Highlands 3375 QSL'd Nov. 27, 1989 Radio Gulf 3245 QSL'd Oct. 28, 1989 Radio Southern Highlands 3275 QSL'd Jan. 8, 1990 Radio West New Britain 3235 QSL'd Dec. 1, 1990 Radio Morobe 3220 QSL'd Oct. 28, 1989 Radio Northern 3345 QSL'd Mar. 13, 1991 NBC 4890 QSL'd Jan. 30, 1984 Radio Western 3305 QSL'd Jan. 27, 1991 Your QSL's indicate that they were around solar maximum and we are now at solar minimum. Think that might make a difference? -- Telamon Ventura, California |
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#14
August 20th 06, 12:31 AM
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Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: Guy Atkins wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... It'll get much better as we head towards Fall and Winter. PNG and Indo reception from the Pacific NW is usually best from mid-summer, and then declines as winter approaches. This seems to be the pattern year after year for some reason. My best reception of long-gone Radio Enga 2410 kHz has always been in the summer, for instance. Ah, Radio Enga. QSL'd here for a reception on November 26, 1986. Radio Manus 3315 QSL'd March 15, 1985 Radio North Solomons 3325 QSL'd Sept. 30, 1986 Radio New Ireland 3905 QSL'd March 9, 1986 Radio East New Britain 3385 QSL'd April 24, 1984 Radio East Sepik 3335 QSL'd Feb. 21, 1984 Radio Eastern Highlands 3395 QSL'd Feb. 3, 1987 Radio Milne Bay 3365 QSL'd Jan. 2, 1987 Radio Madang 3260 QSL'd Jan. 2, 1987 Radio Central 3290 QSL'd Sept. 30, 1987 Radio Simbu 3355 QSL'd Jan. 26, 1987 Radio Sandaun (West Sepik) 3205 QSL'd Dec. 16, 1989 Radio Western Highlands 3375 QSL'd Nov. 27, 1989 Radio Gulf 3245 QSL'd Oct. 28, 1989 Radio Southern Highlands 3275 QSL'd Jan. 8, 1990 Radio West New Britain 3235 QSL'd Dec. 1, 1990 Radio Morobe 3220 QSL'd Oct. 28, 1989 Radio Northern 3345 QSL'd Mar. 13, 1991 NBC 4890 QSL'd Jan. 30, 1984 Radio Western 3305 QSL'd Jan. 27, 1991 Your QSL's indicate that they were around solar maximum and we are now at solar minimum. Think that might make a difference? It might, but I don't really know offhand. I'd almost expect the low bands to be better at solar minimum. My memory fails me at the same time my back is giving out! dxAce Michigan USA |
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#15
August 20th 06, 12:53 AM
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dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: Guy Atkins wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... It'll get much better as we head towards Fall and Winter. PNG and Indo reception from the Pacific NW is usually best from mid-summer, and then declines as winter approaches. This seems to be the pattern year after year for some reason. My best reception of long-gone Radio Enga 2410 kHz has always been in the summer, for instance. Ah, Radio Enga. QSL'd here for a reception on November 26, 1986. Radio Manus 3315 QSL'd March 15, 1985 Radio North Solomons 3325 QSL'd Sept. 30, 1986 Radio New Ireland 3905 QSL'd March 9, 1986 Radio East New Britain 3385 QSL'd April 24, 1984 Radio East Sepik 3335 QSL'd Feb. 21, 1984 Radio Eastern Highlands 3395 QSL'd Feb. 3, 1987 Radio Milne Bay 3365 QSL'd Jan. 2, 1987 Radio Madang 3260 QSL'd Jan. 2, 1987 Radio Central 3290 QSL'd Sept. 30, 1987 Radio Simbu 3355 QSL'd Jan. 26, 1987 Radio Sandaun (West Sepik) 3205 QSL'd Dec. 16, 1989 Radio Western Highlands 3375 QSL'd Nov. 27, 1989 Radio Gulf 3245 QSL'd Oct. 28, 1989 Radio Southern Highlands 3275 QSL'd Jan. 8, 1990 Radio West New Britain 3235 QSL'd Dec. 1, 1990 Radio Morobe 3220 QSL'd Oct. 28, 1989 Radio Northern 3345 QSL'd Mar. 13, 1991 NBC 4890 QSL'd Jan. 30, 1984 Radio Western 3305 QSL'd Jan. 27, 1991 Your QSL's indicate that they were around solar maximum and we are now at solar minimum. Think that might make a difference? It might, but I don't really know offhand. I'd almost expect the low bands to be better at solar minimum. My memory fails me at the same time my back is giving out! dxAce Michigan USA |
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#16
August 20th 06, 12:58 AM
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dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: Guy Atkins wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... It'll get much better as we head towards Fall and Winter. PNG and Indo reception from the Pacific NW is usually best from mid-summer, and then declines as winter approaches. This seems to be the pattern year after year for some reason. My best reception of long-gone Radio Enga 2410 kHz has always been in the summer, for instance. Ah, Radio Enga. QSL'd here for a reception on November 26, 1986. Radio Manus 3315 QSL'd March 15, 1985 Radio North Solomons 3325 QSL'd Sept. 30, 1986 Radio New Ireland 3905 QSL'd March 9, 1986 Radio East New Britain 3385 QSL'd April 24, 1984 Radio East Sepik 3335 QSL'd Feb. 21, 1984 Radio Eastern Highlands 3395 QSL'd Feb. 3, 1987 Radio Milne Bay 3365 QSL'd Jan. 2, 1987 Radio Madang 3260 QSL'd Jan. 2, 1987 Radio Central 3290 QSL'd Sept. 30, 1987 Radio Simbu 3355 QSL'd Jan. 26, 1987 Radio Sandaun (West Sepik) 3205 QSL'd Dec. 16, 1989 Radio Western Highlands 3375 QSL'd Nov. 27, 1989 Radio Gulf 3245 QSL'd Oct. 28, 1989 Radio Southern Highlands 3275 QSL'd Jan. 8, 1990 Radio West New Britain 3235 QSL'd Dec. 1, 1990 Radio Morobe 3220 QSL'd Oct. 28, 1989 Radio Northern 3345 QSL'd Mar. 13, 1991 NBC 4890 QSL'd Jan. 30, 1984 Radio Western 3305 QSL'd Jan. 27, 1991 Your QSL's indicate that they were around solar maximum and we are now at solar minimum. Think that might make a difference? It might, but I don't really know offhand. I'd almost expect the low bands to be better at solar minimum. My memory fails me at the same time my back is giving out! The only thing I can say for sure about DX'ing PNG's and Indo's (or most anything else, for that matter) is when propagation is possible then you'd best listen EVERY day, elsewise you'll miss that once in a season opening when the station you want to hear is reported by everyone else and YOU decided to sleep in! dxAce Michigan USA |
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#17
August 20th 06, 01:42 AM
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Quite correct, dxAce. Typical 1300 UTC s/off of the PNGs is over 2-1/2 hours
prior to our sunrise around December 1st. This is far from any local sunrise enhancement. We'll sometimes see a brief sunset-at-the-transmitter enhancement, though, around 0830 UTC. In the summer, with a West Beverage antenna at the coast, we'll get hets or weak audio from the PNGs starting up as early as 0715 when conditions are good. Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA www.sdr-1000.blogspot.com "dxAce" wrote in message ... It could be that the 'sweet spot' here an hour or so after (and before) sunrise works out better for me in the winter than it might for you as the PNG's generally s/off at least by 1300 which would be well before your sunrise in winter? |
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#18
August 20th 06, 01:49 AM
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Guy Atkins wrote: Quite correct, dxAce. Typical 1300 UTC s/off of the PNGs is over 2-1/2 hours prior to our sunrise around December 1st. This is far from any local sunrise enhancement. We'll sometimes see a brief sunset-at-the-transmitter enhancement, though, around 0830 UTC. In the summer, with a West Beverage antenna at the coast, we'll get hets or weak audio from the PNGs starting up as early as 0715 when conditions are good. Yes, I'm glad you mentioned that sunset-at-the-transmitter enhancement which can be quite interesting! I haven't stayed up that late nor have I gotten up that early in quite a while. Fun to park on the frequency and hear them rise right out of the muck for a bit then fade away again. Wish I still had all my issues of 'Proceedings' so I could peruse all the great propagation articles again! dxAce Michigan USA |
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#19
August 20th 06, 04:33 AM
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I did a www.devilfinder.com search for, Proceedings
Looks like it is a U.S.Navy Magazine.Maybe the older issues are archived there somewhere. cuhulin |
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#20
August 20th 06, 05:29 AM
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Fabulous QSL's there dxAce = well done.
Telemon may well have a point about the solar maximum. During the 1989/90 solar peak I had the best reception of really exotic stations that have never been repeated. Stations like Nandi, Kiribati, Cambridge Bay and others came in regularly plus many other wonderful stations, never to be heard again in later years. The solar peaks in later years produced nothing like that marvellous 1989/90 season. I've read up a lot about propagation, but have never seen it explained why that 89/90 season was so good and better than the rest. -- John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s RX Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods Drake SW8 & ERGO software Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100 BW XCR 30, Braun T1000, Sangean 818 & 803A. GE circa 50's radiogram Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro, Datong AD-270 Kiwa MW Loop http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx "Telamon" wrote in message ... In article , dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: Guy Atkins wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... It'll get much better as we head towards Fall and Winter. PNG and Indo reception from the Pacific NW is usually best from mid-summer, and then declines as winter approaches. This seems to be the pattern year after year for some reason. My best reception of long-gone Radio Enga 2410 kHz has always been in the summer, for instance. Ah, Radio Enga. QSL'd here for a reception on November 26, 1986. Radio Manus 3315 QSL'd March 15, 1985 Radio North Solomons 3325 QSL'd Sept. 30, 1986 Radio New Ireland 3905 QSL'd March 9, 1986 Radio East New Britain 3385 QSL'd April 24, 1984 Radio East Sepik 3335 QSL'd Feb. 21, 1984 Radio Eastern Highlands 3395 QSL'd Feb. 3, 1987 Radio Milne Bay 3365 QSL'd Jan. 2, 1987 Radio Madang 3260 QSL'd Jan. 2, 1987 Radio Central 3290 QSL'd Sept. 30, 1987 Radio Simbu 3355 QSL'd Jan. 26, 1987 Radio Sandaun (West Sepik) 3205 QSL'd Dec. 16, 1989 Radio Western Highlands 3375 QSL'd Nov. 27, 1989 Radio Gulf 3245 QSL'd Oct. 28, 1989 Radio Southern Highlands 3275 QSL'd Jan. 8, 1990 Radio West New Britain 3235 QSL'd Dec. 1, 1990 Radio Morobe 3220 QSL'd Oct. 28, 1989 Radio Northern 3345 QSL'd Mar. 13, 1991 NBC 4890 QSL'd Jan. 30, 1984 Radio Western 3305 QSL'd Jan. 27, 1991 Your QSL's indicate that they were around solar maximum and we are now at solar minimum. Think that might make a difference? -- Telamon Ventura, California |
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