I don't think this one is much different than the last couple of sunspot
minimums. I can remember long periods of "dead conditions" on 10 and 15
being "unpleasant". We had our normal over the pole action into zone 17-18
during the summer on 20. I have been a little surprised to see that the low
bands aren't a little better. 80 and 160 are still noisy and the 40 hasn't
seemed to have picked up for the winter yet - signals are weak. It is hard
for me to compare the low bands because this is my first experience with
spending much time there.
During the last minimum many said that the SFI need to hit 100 for 10M to
open, so we have a ways to go yet. I think we still have to wait a year of
so for something to get started. Fortunately the rise is faster than the
fall!
Bill W5VX
-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of KI9A@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 10:01 PM
To: w9sz@prairienet.org
Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] European sigs to W9
I dunno. I recall at least one year on the mid 90's, that I NEVER even
heard
EU on 20...
73- Chuck
In a message dated 10/26/2008 9:53:47 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
w9sz@prairienet.org writes:
Conditions were about as
bad as I ever heard them.
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