[SECC] Propagtion for the weekend

[ku8e at bellsouth.net]

Should keep you busy if you are SO2R... which I will setup for this time ...

                Jeff
> 
> From: John Laney <k4bai at worldnet.att.net>
> Date: 2004/01/30 Fri AM 11:19:00 EST
> To: secc <secc at contesting.com>,  bill at eham.net, 
> 	Jim Jordan K4QPL <k4qpl at nc.rr.com>
> Subject: [SECC] Propagtion for the weekend
> 
> I had intended to cut and paste the latest ARRL Propagation forecast to 
> this message, but it didn't work for some reason.  K7RA reports that 
> there are presently NO sunspots.  That will change shortly and he gives 
> propagation predictions from Atlanta (and other places in the world) to 
> Europe for the UBA contest tomorrow and Sunday.  You can find this on 
> the ARRL webpage, I am sure.
> 
> Those preparing for the Sprint tomorrow night should observe conditions 
> tonight and plan your Sprint band activity with that in mind.
> 
> Last night, after 20 meters apparently went long early, W1AW was still 
> quite loud here at 0230 GMT and I had a great short skip QSO with W8UI 
> in WV, ex K8MYU back active after 20+ years and promising to try to 
> Sprint, on 20 meters from about 02 to 0220 UTC.  After 0230, there 
> seemed to be nothing on 20, but contests will bring out more stations 
> and it may be that the band was still open to the West Coast.
> 
> About 0230 UTC, 40 meters was still short enough for a FB QSO with W0YR 
> in VA and long enough to QSO VE6SF in Alberta and Ira, K2RD/M near San 
> Francisco.
> 
> 80 M did not have short skip that would affect the Ga net at 03 UTC.
> 
> So there is some hope that 20 will have some short skip at or after the 
> start of the contest and that 40 will hang in there for the first 
> several hours of the contest.  Best to go back and forth between those 
> bands, I guess, whereever you can get the best rates and have a chance 
> at missing multipliers until activity level reaches a good point for 80.
> 
> 73,
> 
> John, K4BAI.
> 
> 
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