dxAce wrote:

Telamon wrote:

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dxAce wrote:

dxAce wrote:

Guy Atkins wrote:

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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
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