The skip was so good tonight........

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The skip was so good tonight........

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I hit 819 in San Diego and a unit in Mesa Az. tonight while on my way to work, doing 70 MPH down westbound I-80 near the "hunters view" rest stop (near American canyon). Cobra 148F (breathed upon by Bullet Bob) a Minuteman II mic, a little 2 pill and a Predator 10K Competition plus 12" shaft antenna. Not bad..........Fun times!
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wow thats great ..i got on the radio about 10pm just in time to catch a dx conversation from san diego to the sierras then it all went quiet
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Good to know it's still out there. A couple weeks ago talking to Northern Cal was like talking to my neighbor but then it went silent. Don't know where you are 295 but haven't been hearing from there either. Haven't heard a peep for over a week but ... I forgot I'd disconnected the antenna, duhhhh. So I'll be listening tonight! Somebody, please say something! Loud, so I know I'm still here.
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It been lights out in skip land for about 5 days ...bummer
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295 antenna wrote: June 21st, 2017, 11:15 pm It been lights out in skip land for about 5 days ...bummer
Bulb is burnt out here too. :violin:

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Not too good here either but there is some rumbling, makes me feel better than the nothing I've been hearing.

So, did you eat all that Salmon?
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Skip is rolling again, big time... It seems like everytime I fire up the base there is always skip rolling... Anyway, 325 big apple trees has the hammer down.. :cheers:
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Nice im happy somebody's getting some skip. Nothing here at all
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295 antenna wrote: June 25th, 2017, 11:37 am Nice im happy somebody's getting some skip. Nothing here at all
Yeah, its been rolling for most of the day.... Its quiet now, well except for channel 6.. :biggrin:
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It was great today. Lots of contacts mostly on AM 28, and 36,37,and 38 Lsb. I had a QSO with operator 221 out of Fairbanks, Ak. That's a 4,000 mile trip from my QTH here in East Tennessee.
I also made contacts on on 10 meters today. I'm licensed. Anyway good times in the shack today.

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38 lsb here in the east has been a lot of Mid-west boys with da BIG toys.

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Spoke with wr178 this after noon. Out of warshington.

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Like I said over on the other thread, keep on shoutin', I'm listnin' for ya.
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Most of the day yesterday and then again last night skip was all over the place. had some really close skip too, less than 500 miles. This is all very unusual for this phase of the sunspot cycle, we are suppose to be in the null (less active time). Can't complain, use it or lose it I say.

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Scipio Kid wrote: June 22nd, 2017, 9:20 am Not too good here either but there is some rumbling, makes me feel better than the nothing I've been hearing.

So, did you eat all that Salmon?
Commercial Salmon fishing we sell our fish so YOU and the world can eat all that Salmon. lol
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On Sunday I had so much skip coming in it was hard to find a quiet channel. 38 LSB was so busy I could hardly make out one person over the other. I had a nice chat with someone on 36 LSB...until some guy with a huge amplifier decided 36 AM was the place to be.
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