[WVDXA] Delaware on 6-M

[Philip M. Roberts]

Tim,
I have worked 32 KL7s over the years. All in the 
Oct,Nov, Dec, and Jan.months. Those are the best 
months for 6m during the peak years of the solar 
cycle. Notice I said years ---the good fall F2 
openings may start a year or two before the peak 
and also end a year or two after the peak. The 
good openings in the summer are E layer openings 
and are very sporadic . I am now watching 6m for E openings.

I have worked KH6 3 times all in the Fall months.

Phil  W8UV










At 01:45 PM 4/7/2008, you wrote:
>Clark -
>
>2001 sounds like the peak of the last sunspot cycle.
>I am surprised that you logged those Alaskan contacts in Nov. Dec and Jan. I
>would have guessed June and July.
>I will take a look at the materials that you put together for the
>presentation.
>
>Thanks - Tim
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Clark L. Stewart" <w8tn at ntelos.net>
>To: "West Virginia DX Association" <wvdxa at wvdxa.org>
>Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 10:26 AM
>Subject: Re: [WVDXA] Delaware on 6-M
>
>
>Tim,
>
>       Without going back through my "paper" logs, here is what I have
>recorded in my computer for Alaskan QSO's on 6-M:
>
>12-Nov-2001   1912 GMT   SSB   WL7HE
>12-Nov-2001   1939 GMT   CW    KL7HBK
>12-Nov-2001   2048 GMT   SSB   NL7ZW
>01-Dec-2001   2053 GMT   SSB   NL7Z
>28-Dec-2001   2129 GMT   CW    KL9A
>06-Jan-2002   2022 GMT   CW    KL7XX
>06-Jan-2002   2016 GMT   SSB   WL7X
>
>       OK, that's enough, I have 16 KL7's logged on 6-M since
>1-1-2000.  Three on CW and 13 on SSB.  All times run between 1855 GMT and
>2147 GMT.  Dates ran between 12-Nov and 06-Jan.  I don't really think you
>will have a problem working Alaska.
>
>       Here are the only KH6 stations I have logged in the computer:
>
>05-Aug-2000   0230 GMT   SSB   AH6LE
>18-Nov-2001   2153 GMT   SSB   K6MIO/KH6
>
>       There is no particular time of the year for Delaware.  Here is the
>only one logged in the computer.
>
>22-Jun-2001   0043 GMT   SSB   WA3WUL  -  Delaware
>
>       The same goes for the western states.  You can work them in June or
>January, whenever there is propagation.  For example:
>
>26-Jul-2000   0344 GMT   SSB   NØIPL  -  Wyoming
>
>       Note, this was an "NØ" in Wyoming.  Don't just try to work W7
>stations as folks do move around and you can miss a good one by thinking
>only "7's" are in Wyoming or other 7-land states.
>
>       If you are "serious" about working 6-M, here is a list of sources of
>information I put together for a presentation at Jackson's Mill last year:
>
><http://home.ntelos.net/~w8tn/6M.htm>
>
>       6-M is definitely the "Magic Band" and, as Pete, K4OM, is fond of
>saying, "To work DX on 6-M, you need to be in front of your radio!"
>
>
>Clark, W8TN
>6-M VUCC #381
>6-M W.A.S. #987
>6-M DXCC #739
>
>
>At 08:53 AM 4/7/2008 -0400, you wrote:
> >Garry -
> >
> >At least you have Alaska. How difficult was it for you to work AK on 6m?
> >In what part of the year did you make that contact?
> >
> >Tim - K8VD
>
>
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