CRR on 9/14/2011

[Night Ranger]

I enjoyed listening to the Classic Radio Roundup over Spew Radio last night. Unfortunately I had no skip conditions to Pennsylvania from South Carolina. Tuesday night there was sporadic E skip running up the East Coast of the U.S. I heard Pennsylvania and New York coming in. I managed to put a weak S5 to S7 in to Spew Radio on Tuesday night, but Tennessee had better conditions in to PA than I did.

A guy in Tennessee coming in to Spew Radio was putting up to an S9 on Sandbagger's meter. He said he was running a Wizard Built box with a single 3cx1500a7 tube. My weak S5 to S7 signal from South Carolina was no match for him, plus my signal strength was fading rapidly. I was hoping for repeat sporadic E skip on Wednesday, but all I had on my end was a receiver full of Mexico and Central America.

The current solar flux for Thursday 9/15/2011 is 143, so the west coast of the U.S., Australia, Mexico, South and Central America, and possibly Hawaii should be in there strong this evening. I was picking up California and Montana on my mobile on 38 LSB during lunch.

Current Solar Flux report for 15:06utc 15 Sep 11
SFI: 143
A-index: 6
K-Index: 2

-Night Ranger

[Sandbagger]

Sept 15, 2011 13:05:35 GMT -5 Night Ranger said:

I enjoyed listening to the Classic Radio Roundup over Spew Radio last night. Unfortunately I had no skip conditions to Pennsylvania from South Carolina. Tuesday night there was sporadic E skip running up the East Coast of the U.S. I heard Pennsylvania and New York coming in. I managed to put a weak S5 to S7 in to Spew Radio on Tuesday night, but Tennessee had better conditions in to PA than I did.

A guy in Tennessee coming in to Spew Radio was putting up to an S9 on Sandbagger's meter. He said he was running a Wizard Built box with a single 3cx1500a7 tube. My weak S5 to S7 signal from South Carolina was no match for him, plus my signal strength was fading rapidly. I was hoping for repeat sporadic E skip on Wednesday, but all I had on my end was a receiver full of Mexico and Central America.

The current solar flux for Thursday 9/15/2011 is 143, so the west coast of the U.S., Australia, Mexico, South and Central America, and possibly Hawaii should be in there strong this evening. I was picking up California and Montana on my mobile on 38 LSB during lunch.

Current Solar Flux report for 15:06utc 15 Sep 11
SFI: 143
A-index: 6
K-Index: 2

-Night Ranger

Shame the conditions weren't running your way last night. And, as luck would have it, we had yet ANOTHER T-Storm during the roundup, which may have played a part in suppressing the E-layer stuff.
I had a good time running my Hy-Gain 623. I may have to look for some new (old) classics. I'm getting tired of running the same ones. Need some new toys to play with......

[cbrown]

There is no way to get tired running a 623! ;D

[Sandbagger]

Sept 16, 2011 8:46:06 GMT -5 cbrown said:

There is no way to get tired running a 623! ;D

True...... Between the 623, my Trams and the Browning, I've got the high end classics covered. I'm thinking I need a couple of Couriers, and maybe a Demco or a Sonar to mix things up a little........ Who knows what I might come across at a yard sale?

[cbrown]

Some of those old Demcos are really nice. I wouldn't mind a few of them myself.