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HF radio is amazing even during solar Minimum

Discussion in 'Amateur Radio News' started by VE7DXW, Oct 29, 2018.

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  1. VE7DXW

    VE7DXW Ham Member QRZ Page

    It is telescopic and has to be removed during driving of course.
     
  2. WD0BCT

    WD0BCT Ham Member QRZ Page

    You would think maybe the contest organizers have some influence on propagation. Actually they do! They are called dedicated operators. If contests went away the bands would really be dead.
     
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  3. YO4BZC

    YO4BZC Ham Member QRZ Page

    HI!!! BECAUSE YOU ARE IN A SOLAR MINIMUM, I'M WORKING VIA SATELLITE, MOSTLY ON AO-92!!!! NORMALLY I'M A VHF-UHF OPERATOR, ENJOYING 50 MHZ....BUT NOTHING!!!! WE WILL EXPECT TO GET ON CYCLE 25, STARTING WITH FEBRUARY 2019!! GL ES 73, DE YO4BZC!!! 73!!!!
     
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  4. AB3QD

    AB3QD Ham Member QRZ Page

    I just made my first contact with Hawaii (KH7XS). It was SSB on 17 meters using a TS-440, 70 feet of RG58 feeding a homemade wire antenna in the attic of my two story aluminum sided colonial that is resonant on 10 and 20 meters. RF never ceases to amaze me. The band was "dead" LOL. Make noise!
     
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