[UK-CONTEST] BERU

[Alan Jubb - 5B4AHJ]

Hi Andy
I use W6EL Prop, which is easy to use and gives results in the graphical 
form that I prefer. I've found it's accuracy to be fairly good. Don't have 
the URL to hand but I'm sure you'll find it easily enough with Google.
73
Alan 5B4AHJ  P3J

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy swiffin" <a.l.swiffin at dundee.ac.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] BERU


>>
>> Incidentally, apropos of Andy oeg's comment, I see the report "in
> them
>> days"
>> often included a synopsis of call areas worked each hour by band from
>
>> the
>> UK.  This could still play a part in kindling the interest of
> potential
>> entrants who may have missed Gerry's piece and would be a lot less
>> effort to
>> extract today than when it was a question of wading through a raft of
>
>> paper
>> logs.
>
>
> LOL-  Great minds think alike (fools seldom differ :-) !
>
> I didn't know that was part of the original report - honest.
>
> I really do find the kind of information you posted a real help to
> understanding where to be and when.  And if I do, many of those who've
> come after who never had the fun of being an SWL should certainly value
> it.
>
> One thing I've been meaning to mention to Don (XTT) for a while is, is
> there any chance of returning to the old format of band reports in
> Radcom?  In the olden days when I was an SWL you used to get the reports
> for each band broken down by time so that you knew what really was
> workable at a particular time rather than just the theoretical output
> from prediction programs.
>
> Which brings me to - propogation prediction programs -  which ones do
> people use and are they any good?
>
> 73
>
> Andy
> gm8oeg
>
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