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It's just a matter of perspective.
If the HF conditions are lousy, then it's time to head to 50mhz and up, point the antenna's north, and work stations off the Aurora. Lots of fun !! jw wb9uai |
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On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 19:35:31 -0600, JA
wrote: Someone posted about solar max and min a bit ago. Someone else posted about aurora borealis. The point I guess is that some natural phenomena are messing up radio waves. Duh? Shortwave propagation relies entirely on "natural phenomena"... thass iss why reception varies by time (i.e. daylight/darkness at both transmitter and receiver), by date (because of same variations), by frequency (that's why broadcasters change frequency), by sunspot cycle, by.... well, you get the picture. SW isn't the same as turning on your AM-FM portable and getting the Local Station at Perfect Levels. |
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