Terrible Reception Northwest US???
 

I'm in Eugene, Oregon and for the past month or so, I've had terrible
reception after about 0200 or 0300....the bands just seem to go dead. At
2300 I pick up China on 13680 crystal clear, and the Netherlands on 9485 at
0000, but the 31 meter band on up...19M, 16M just turn into white noise an
hour or so later. Anyone else experiencing this and know what's going on???
Thanks very much for the info. I'm using a Sony 2010 with about a 30 foot
longwire, and have also checked with a Sony 7600GR and get the same results
from both radios....the 7600GR is brand new, so I know its not a problem
with the radio(s).

Rob R.
KE6BGO

"Rob R." wrote:

I'm in Eugene, Oregon and for the past month or so, I've had terrible
reception after about 0200 or 0300....the bands just seem to go dead. At
2300 I pick up China on 13680 crystal clear, and the Netherlands on 9485 at
0000, but the 31 meter band on up...19M, 16M just turn into white noise an
hour or so later. Anyone else experiencing this and know what's going on???
Thanks very much for the info. I'm using a Sony 2010 with about a 30 foot
longwire, and have also checked with a Sony 7600GR and get the same results
from both radios....the 7600GR is brand new, so I know its not a problem
with the radio(s).

Rob R.
KE6BGO

Just a case of propagation Rob. Not only is it winter, and at times reception
is not to good on the higher bands, but added to that we have in recent days
been experiencing some solar storms.

Hang in there.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B
"I swear by, not at, Drake receivers" ©

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

Solar Storms, time of year, heading toward bottom of the solar cycle.

There is probably nothing wrong with ur set.



"Rob R." wrote in message
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I'm in Eugene, Oregon and for the past month or so, I've had terrible
reception after about 0200 or 0300....the bands just seem to go dead. At
2300 I pick up China on 13680 crystal clear, and the Netherlands on 9485
at
0000, but the 31 meter band on up...19M, 16M just turn into white noise an
hour or so later. Anyone else experiencing this and know what's going
on???
Thanks very much for the info. I'm using a Sony 2010 with about a 30 foot
longwire, and have also checked with a Sony 7600GR and get the same
results
from both radios....the 7600GR is brand new, so I know its not a problem
with the radio(s).

Rob R.
KE6BGO

I live about 15 miles west, over in Thurston. I don't know about how things are
on Shortwave, but on MW, the reception has been KILLER. Even at mid-day.

--Guy Kudlemyer
Thurston, OR

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The west coast can be hard, simply because of our physical location. Many
stations aim their signals to beam over the polar area. If the earth's
magnetic field is distrubed very much in this region, reception gets
unreadable or dies altogether becuase the magnetic field is disturbed and
that disturbs the ionosphere, the region of the atmosphere where the
atmosphere becomes electrically charged under the influence of the sun's
radiation. As long as the ionosphere is a smooth, quiet consistent blanket,
the signals are reflected back to earth with great fidelity. If there is a
sufficient disruption of the layer, the beam is not bent at all. Think of it
as looking at your reflection in a stream. You can see yourself easilly if
the stream is flowing smoothly. If the stream is purturbed, then it is
difficult or impossible to see your reflection. That is why many stations
use relays in the Caribbean or South America. Using 500,000 watts to send a
signal over the pole can be less effective than transmitting a signal from
Antigua at the same 500,000 watts. It is difficult to know the origen of a
signal simply by listening. Passport to Worldband Radio lists the origin
information. While a purist may not be as thrilled hearing a signal
originating in Antigua as he would be if he heard the signal direct from
Budapest, I am happy to hear Budapest at all, and if relaying means I can
understand what is being said, to me, so much the better (Budapest does not
transmit on that frequency s). If things are not booming in on 2.310 Mhz,
try another band. DXing is the challenge of trying to identify a signal, and
it is somewhat of an art. Stations change their frequencies to take
advantage of conditions and other stations that have ceased broadcasting on
a given frequency, so you never know what surprises there might be. Don't
get discouraged, just keep trying :)
V
"Gw kuddles" wrote in message
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I live about 15 miles west, over in Thurston. I don't know about how
things are
on Shortwave, but on MW, the reception has been KILLER. Even at mid-day.

--Guy Kudlemyer
Thurston, OR

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You laugh because I'm different; I laugh because you're all the same...
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In article ,
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I'm in Eugene, Oregon and for the past month or so, I've had terrible
reception after about 0200 or 0300....the bands just seem to go dead. At
2300 I pick up China on 13680 crystal clear, and the Netherlands on 9485 at
0000, but the 31 meter band on up...19M, 16M just turn into white noise an
hour or so later. Anyone else experiencing this

Yes.

and know what's going on???

God hates us.

Thanks very much for the info. I'm using a Sony 2010 with about a 30 foot
longwire, and have also checked with a Sony 7600GR and get the same results
from both radios....the 7600GR is brand new, so I know its not a problem
with the radio(s).

For some reason the NW has become a dead zone. I've had to
switch to the Internet to get any broadcasts with consistancy.

:(

FW