Re: [HCDX]: Re: que. for prop. gurus

["Robert Montgomery" <RMonty3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For the past 3 weeks, PNGs heard here in S. East PA have been fantastic but
for some reason really poor this morning.  Most mornings 3395 heard clearly
which is rather rare.  Even Solomon Islands has been blasting in.  I don'tg
get it.  High solar numbers I thought meant poor tropical reception.
Bob Montgomery
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From: jerry.monroe@xxxxxxxxxxx <jerry.monroe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, March 31, 2000 4:17 PM
Subject: [HCDX]: Re: que. for prop. gurus


>Bands are hot these days.
>Note there is even more major flaring occuring today.
>
>Question for the propagation gurus out there,
>I am hearing locally on 15 meters the last few mornings 0730 local time ,
>very good amateur radio signals from Australia, which is 2230 in the
evening over there,
>My question is, via what path is this, short or long ?
>
>the VK operator at the other ends claims it is the short path which takes
it through a near complete path of darkness
>over North America and the Pacific,
>His beam antenna is heading via the shortg path.
>
>This morning I made contact  with a station near Sydney , from my mobile
running low power at 10 watts,
>if this is the long path, than this is truly outstanding.
>
>Typical short path to "down under" at least at 21 Mhz is more like
2200-0300 UT, or my early evening local time.
>Comments anyone ?
>
>Jerry KC2UT
>Central New York
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