I'm spoiled, live 3 miles from the Atlantic and rock ssb to the eastern European block all the time still even with 100 watts. I hear 20 before dark, 40 around dusk, then 80.
Just goes to show, only way to know about the band conditions is to just fire up the radio and tune around and listen. As any radio enthusiast/amatuer radio operator knows conditions can change by the minute especially in the hf/sw bands. And even the am broadcast bands at night.
Good practice when stalking DX. Tune to 10 meters and listen a bit. No signals? Drop down one band and repeat. Continue this process till you land on the first band that is *wide open* . Now move up *one* band and work there. That is where the DX is *right now* ... It might have been rocket science fifty years ago but it ain't anymore.
Thanks for the encouragement. Between your skill level and your abundant patience I'd guess you're a bit ahead of the rest. If only I had a fraction of your knowledge. ...On the other hand, maybe a fraction of your knowledge is exactly what I have :-) How much power do you think you would need to DX to the Pleiades/ Messier 45 ? And do you think you could get a reply in our lifetime? I always enjoy your segments. 73.
As to your second question! :) The Pleiades is about 440 light years away; so you will wait almost 900 years for an answer! As to power it depends on the size of the ALIEN antenna! :Ha! :) 73
WSJT-X free software physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html FT8 digital mode how to-- www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/FT8_Operating_Tips.pdf
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I'm spoiled, live 3 miles from the Atlantic and rock ssb to the eastern European block all the time still even with 100 watts. I hear 20 before dark, 40 around dusk, then 80.
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Just goes to show, only way to know about the band conditions is to just fire up the radio and tune around and listen. As any radio enthusiast/amatuer radio operator knows conditions can change by the minute especially in the hf/sw bands. And even the am broadcast bands at night.
Absolutely correct. AND-- sometimes the band is open but no one is calling CQ. They are all listening. :)
Good practice when stalking DX. Tune to 10 meters and listen a bit. No signals? Drop down one band and repeat. Continue this process till you land on the first band that is *wide open* . Now move up *one* band and work there. That is where the DX is *right now* ... It might have been rocket science fifty years ago but it ain't anymore.
Thanks for the great suggestion. 73
Thanks for the encouragement. Between your skill level and your abundant patience I'd guess you're a bit ahead of the rest. If only I had a fraction of your knowledge. ...On the other hand, maybe a fraction of your knowledge is exactly what I have :-)
How much power do you think you would need to DX to the Pleiades/ Messier 45 ? And do you think you could get a reply in our lifetime?
I always enjoy your segments. 73.
Wait a minute. Perhaps the answer is never. Don't you need atmosphere to DX ?
As to your second question! :) The Pleiades is about 440 light years away; so you will wait almost 900 years for an answer! As to power it depends on the size of the ALIEN antenna! :Ha! :) 73
No atmosphere needed--- the signals go straight out into space.
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WSJT-X free software physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html
FT8 digital mode how to-- www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/FT8_Operating_Tips.pdf