New Hope for the Coming Cycle | Space Weather News 07.12.2019

Same here! Friends tell me back then you could work the world with 50 watts into a dummy load.

 

Not quite but I was very active in the late 70s and early 80s. 10 meters was open for DX most of the day and into the evening, 15 well into the the night, and 20 often around the clock. I could work anyone I could hear on CW with an Argonaut 509 (2W output) into a folder dipole. Fun times!

Even in those times an Argonaut and folded dipole could be frustrating on SSB, however. I had no problems at all working all over Europe from my friend's station with HIS Argonaut and 3 el tribander at 40' though. (He had amps, but even at 2W it was easy to talk to stations all over Europe.)

 

Well, I appreciate your input on the solar Sunspots. I sure hope they get here soon. Looking forward to some nice DX finally.