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Twilight Zone Via Ham Radio Long Path To Africa

Discussion in 'Amateur Radio News' started by ZS1SBW, Oct 22, 2021.

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  1. ZS1SBW

    ZS1SBW QRZ Lifetime Member #505 Platinum Subscriber Life Member QRZ Page

    Long path in the twilight zone is really amazing. As we head towards another peak in the sunspot cycle, paths like that will be even better and more frequent. Jim W6LG describes his lifelong use of the Twilight Zone.


     
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  2. VA7LTX

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    Thanks Jim for a truly enjoyable and informative presentation !!
    Best of 73 from Lawrence (VA7LTX) and Jeanette (VA7JTX) in Richmond BC Canada
     
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  3. KW0U

    KW0U Ham Member QRZ Page

    Propagation is a fascinating art as well as science, and sometimes the results can be amazing. Early morning in Minnesota I once caught a solid contact to Marion Island (ZS8). That was on my low slung dipole with 100W and I expect was grey line short path. It is fascinating to find the "edges" of propagation, such as in the morning when European stations suddenly begin to rise in volume. And for some odd reason I rarely have trouble getting into Slovenia and Croatia while the rest of the continent may be in silence. But experiments with operators who rotated their antennas show that I don't have the punch for a long path QSO. The closest was at the peak of the cycles when I'd work into the Indian Ocean. Given the distance to that area the long and short paths are about the same.
     
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  4. 2E0TWD

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    Thanks for posting Billy, Jim is an Elmer to all. Outstanding Ham.
     
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  5. DO1FER

    DO1FER Ham Member QRZ Page

    The Greyline with its possibel multiskips between the layers is always good for a surprise. It depends on the propagation too, but the confusing natural construction and decomposition of the layers in the atmosphere is the key. And for a long time it wasnt really to explain what happens above our heads, after NASA found with the project MAVEN the answer at Mars. NASAs video:
     
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  6. W3AMT

    W3AMT Ham Member QRZ Page

    Thank You for a very good video. Very intersting!
     
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  7. VE3NYZ

    VE3NYZ Ham Member QRZ Page

    thanks Jim for another very informative session. Frank, VE3NYZ
     
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  8. K3FHP

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    The real magic IMHO is when we do it at >1000mi/watt.
     
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  9. N2UHC

    N2UHC Ham Member QRZ Page

    Twilight Zone, you say?

     
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  10. KW0U

    KW0U Ham Member QRZ Page

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  11. 2E0TWD

    2E0TWD Platinum Subscriber Platinum Subscriber QRZ Page

    Brilliant! Just Brilliant!!!
     
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  12. N2UHC

    N2UHC Ham Member QRZ Page

    The TZ epsiode is called "Black Leather Jackets" and worth a watch.
     
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  13. 2E0TWD

    2E0TWD Platinum Subscriber Platinum Subscriber QRZ Page

    Thank you, I will hunt it down for sure.
     
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  14. W3AMT

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    Jim is a True Elmer! He is an asset for us all! We need more like Jim.
     
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  15. ZL4IV

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    Conditions a little different for ZL, I have often got on the 'EchoLink' repeaters in South Africa and told them to turn their beams south. Always made contact when the grey line was favorable. It then would encourage others in southern Africa to do the same.
     
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