[DX] BS7

Mon Apr 2 22:44:42 EDT 2007

The DXing is a Strange animal!

W6EL model shows that 40 will be the best path!

It shows with today's numbers that about 70 percent between 0900 and 1400 UTC.
80 meters from 0830 to 1300 for what that is worth.

About the same on 20 meters with a little less than 50 percent reliability from
1300 to 1700. 17 meters from 2200 to 0000.

I think Robert is correct when questioning the SFI and K indices's.

I guess we can wait and see what happens.
73's,
John

> Same with HamCAP> with peaks near
> 17m - 2200Z
> 20m - 1500Z and 2230Z
> 30m - 1230Z
> note those of us in Midland are closer then ae5b's qth
>
> Long Path openings (advantage ae5b)
> 24mhz near 0000Z
> and
> 21mhz near 1500Z
> anyone show these?
>
> The long path openings will be rough with broad coverage across southern
> USA....
> If sunspots are there the 24mhz could extend to 28mhz near 0000Z
>
> I modeled BS7 with low 3 element yagi for high bands, dipole on 30 & 40 and
> GP on 80.
> Same on this end.
> HamCAP does not model 160.
> A path does not show for BS7 on 80 - hope the grayline shot works at our
> sunrise...
> Our sunset has BS7 well past their sunrise - try 10 & 12 LP at our sunset and
> 80/40 at our sunrise?
>
> A lot depends our SFI / A index during the operation
>
> 73 Robert
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Sewell" <alan.n5na at gmail.com>
> To: <dx at w5qgg.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 8:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [DX] BS7
>
>
> > According to ACE-HF prediction of greater than 50% reliability:
> >
> > 30m - 0730 - 1400 hrs
> > 20m - 1430 - 1800 hrs and 2130 - 0030 hrs
> > 17m - 2200 - 0230 hrs
> >
> > 40m shows slightly below 50% reliablity from 1100 - 1300 hrs.
> >
> > Of course, it's anybody's guess.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > Disclaimer:  I'm not a propagation or ACE-HF expert!
> >
> >
> > J Dyer wrote:
> >> What is the group's thinking on propagation to BS7 from our area next
> month?  My
> >> guess is that 40 will be our best shot.
> >>
> >> Your thoughts?
> >>
> >> John
> >> AE5B
> >>
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