Good Morning All: I am beginning the process of preparing for the CQ WW DX and was ready to begin digging through the propagation forecasts in CQ when i discovered that my local library does not have
Hi Tim Not sure what information you are looking for. I am using last years plan as a starting point, and with the help of open logs (VERY helpful), I was able to come up with an operating plan for m
http://www.qsl.net/w6elprop/ 73, jukka OH6LI --Alkuperäinen viesti-- Lähettäjä: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] Puolesta Tom Haavisto Lähetetty: 16. lokak
I'll agree with Tom on this one, and add a few details... With the solar cycle unchanged from last October, using logs from the 2007 CQWW to plan your strategy seems like a fine idea. In your case, T
O i wish and dream of the days that we had gas at 3 dollars a gallon, try 9 dollars a gallon today. 73's Chris MI0LLL Good Morning All: I am beginning the process of preparing for the CQ WW DX and w
VE5ZX and friends have put together an interesting matrix that shows propagation between CQ zones. http://www.radiosport.ca/zoneprop/index.php That will give you some idea of what bands are open to w
Interesting. Any idea why an SSN of 21 was (apparently) used? If the analysis was done with a VOACAP-based tool, the NGDC SSNs are recommended, and the value there for Oct 2008 is SSN = 6. Using a hi
Take a look at the "Description" tab on the left side. This is a real-time propagation tool - it uses the current sunspot number and current K-index, not a monthly average or prediction. (Yes, the cu
looks like a good tool -- would be nice to have it generate several days worth of data so i could use it to plan next weekends contest -- Tim Holmes W8TAH - Amateur Extra Operator Medina County AEC S
Zoneprop uses the SSN retrieved from http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/weekly/Predict_high.txt As you will note the value of SSN for Oct 2008 is given as predicted SSN = 10.8 and high SSN = 20.8. The a
Zoneprop is designed to give a more accurate propagation prediction based on the ~current~ K index. The FOT matrix is updated once an hour using the current K index. It is not designed to be used for
REC533, upon which Zoneprop is apparently built, is intended to be used to estimate long-term averages, not to make short-term predictions. Using short-term Kp and running frequent updates doesn't ch
Rick, Hi. I have been asked to reply to your message that outlines your concerns about our usage of REC533. REC533 is the prediction tool that is used to work out the ZoneProp predictions, as with al