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Propagatie reset

Een heel goede propagatie periode is voorlopig over.
Regelmatig VK1,2,3   midnight via lange pad
3B8DB 3B8CF gewerkt  Z21SIX gehoord op 6m


Andere 6m openingen naar CE ZS  en de klapper op 4m A92IO gemist  helaas.

Maar onvermijdelijk er komt altijd een storing gepaard met Aurora  en dan is de hele Ionosfeer schoon en dan duurt het vaak minimaal 1 week voordat zich weer wat opbouwd
Bandhopping 80m hooguit   W 6000km
Ik heb de shack maar eens wat opgeruimd en anders ingedeeld.
De enorme Spaghetti aan kabeltje op de bureaus opgeruimd.
Eigenlijk is dit de tijd om eens een grotere 6/4m antenne op te hangen
Een combi 6/4 m yagi  van redelijk formaat dat zou wel wat zijn.


The last week solar eruption with some Aurora  did hover up the  Ionosphere  it is a total reset of propagation.

28MHz dead  6m dead 4m dead and buried.

Same time the weather was recordbreaking cold  for May.

I switched bandhopping to 80m in the night  but the low bands are very poor aswell

Next good propagation can be begin of June   or so I hope

Comments

PE4BAS, Bas said…
Dan maar eerst wat andere dingen (tuin!) doen Jaap. Zien we het in Juni wel weer ;-) 73, Bas

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