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VE3VEE

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CONDX Today
« on: March 05, 2023, 03:04:40 AM »

Amazing opening on 20m over the north pole right now at 6 am my local, 1100 UTC. JT1CO is 59+25dB.

Marvin VE3VEE
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KE8KMX

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Re: CONDX Today
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2023, 05:02:12 AM »

Yep, worked him about 15 minutes after you did.  Hope he confirms via LOTW at some point. Will be new phone DX.  Thought he got my call in another phone contest but no upload.   Got my call for sure this time.  He was pretty lonely.  Guess everyone in NA was asleep.


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Re: CONDX Today
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2023, 05:06:40 AM »

Yep, worked him about 15 minutes after you did.  Hope he confirms via LOTW at some point. Will be new phone DX.  Thought he got my call in another phone contest but no upload.   Got my call for sure this time.  He was pretty lonely.  Guess everyone in NA was asleep.


Gino

Or we worked him Friday night or yesterday morning - when you were at the bar.
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Re: CONDX Today
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2023, 08:48:06 AM »

JT1CO is a surefire paper QSL.  LOTW confirmations are roughly annual.  I have some that haven't confirmed -- maybe I wasn't in log.

If you want to be sure of it, send for the card is my experience.
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K0IZ

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Re: CONDX Today
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2023, 08:53:31 AM »

Far East great yesterday AM and this morning.  X flare 3/3 badly affected signals from Europe yesterday AM and mid day.  Today Europe is only so so, not the usual pileups.  High K index.
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K5MO

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Re: CONDX Today
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2023, 03:31:39 PM »

Worked him several times over the past days. The 20M opening was amazing (as was the pileup).  He was quite strong but had the warbley  polar effect on the signal quality.

It was an amazing opening from an unusual zone.
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WB8VLC

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Re: CONDX Today
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2023, 05:53:23 PM »

Around 2 hours before jt1co showed up on 20 he was on 10 ssb for around an hour working up and down the west coast.

Also look for 9n7aa who along with  jt1co and another jt1 have all been active on 10 ssb and cw over the last 4 weeks.

After 10 meters fades out they all seem to pop up on 12 then 15 and finally 20 meters.
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AF5CC

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Re: CONDX Today
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2023, 06:21:52 PM »

at 0121Z that most hated of all modes on 10 meters is still open from 5 land to BY, YB and JA.

73 John AF5CC
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K1FBI

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Re: CONDX Today
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2023, 08:02:28 PM »

at 0121Z that most hated of all modes on 10 meters is still open from 5 land to BY, YB and JA.

73 John AF5CC

My cell phone gets them 24/7/365.😂

Seriously, conditions were very good today.
I played around with an endfedz 20 meter antenna, one end 13' and the other end 17' above ground. With 100 watts SSB, I logged  14 different Countries in under 35 minutes at a relaxed pace.
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K5MO

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Re: CONDX Today
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2023, 05:13:54 AM »

at 0121Z that most hated of all modes on 10 meters is still open f


That's when you know it's time to fire up the ham radio! :-)
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VE3VEE

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Re: CONDX Today
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2023, 03:17:20 PM »

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...that most hated of all modes...


I suspect most QSOs these days are made using the FT8 mode so I think it is time for us to start calling it the most favourite of all modes.  ;D ;D ;D

Marvin VE3VEE
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K0UA

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Re: CONDX Today
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2023, 03:20:11 PM »

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...that most hated of all modes...


I suspect most QSOs these days are made using the FT8 mode so I think it is time for us to start calling it the most favourite of all modes.  ;D ;D ;D

Marvin VE3VEE

Without a doubt. Based on the number of contacts and number of people participating in its use. The people have voted with their "feet", or their main dials.
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Re: CONDX Today
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2023, 08:23:00 PM »

I agree!  I really like FT8.  I just don't see people complain about CW or SSB, other than CW copying ability being required for licensing.

73 John AF5CC
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