Return-Path: X-Spam-DCC: paranoid 1290; Body=2 Fuz1=2 Fuz2=2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable version=3.1.3 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by paranoid.lipkowski.org (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id sAGHcHVA002675 for ; Sun, 16 Nov 2014 18:38:17 +0100 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Xq3hH-0000HJ-9G for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 16 Nov 2014 17:33:11 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Xq3hG-0000H6-ON for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 16 Nov 2014 17:33:10 +0000 Received: from out1.ip01ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.237]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1Xq3hE-0003n1-TG for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 16 Nov 2014 17:33:09 +0000 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AvwKAJvfaFRcH42sPGdsb2JhbABbgw6BLoc9zBkEAgKBCBcBAQEBAQEFAQEBATg7hAIBAQEBAwgwHhAeAQQFAwMRBAEBLzkKDAgGEwgJiDTQJAEKAQEBHo1Ng1wGEIMXgR4BBJJHZqQnAoFsPTCCSwEBAQ X-IPAS-Result: AvwKAJvfaFRcH42sPGdsb2JhbABbgw6BLoc9zBkEAgKBCBcBAQEBAQEFAQEBATg7hAIBAQEBAwgwHhAeAQQFAwMRBAEBLzkKDAgGEwgJiDTQJAEKAQEBHo1Ng1wGEIMXgR4BBJJHZqQnAoFsPTCCSwEBAQ X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.07,398,1413241200"; d="scan'208";a="763631314" Received: from host-92-31-141-172.as13285.net (HELO malcPC) ([92.31.141.172]) by out1.ip01ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 16 Nov 2014 17:33:07 +0000 Message-ID: From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <2798AC58C0E648CFA0FB96187FCCD7CD@AGB> <546347EE.21682.650479@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> <1F3233E8840B47AFABC056750DD2C708@White> <004d01d0004a$09ab1010$1d013030$@de> <5F9DFFD372D0429B8114B231701A3235@gnat> In-Reply-To: Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 17:34:40 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3555.308 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3555.308 X-Scan-Signature: 64437c466041e93ffedda7fb96b22b71 Subject: LF: Re: CW 477.7 kHz Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-15"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.56 on 10.1.3.10 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 1204 All HF BANDS today very acvtive with lots of DX including 10 metres with openings from here to S/AMERICA N/AMERICA. HF BANDS in great shape today. Listening/working mostly CW. Not poor from here de G3KEV -----Original Message----- From: Roelof Bakker Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 4:16 PM To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: CW 477.7 kHz Hello Alan, Propagation above 200 kHz has been rather poor the last month. As soon as the band starts to recover, another blast from the sun fills the glass to the rim once more, so to speak. In my experience a quiet period of at least ten days is needed for good propagation. When you look at the graph of the Kyoto Dst, you will find that this has not been the case for quite a while. It is interesting to note that the last prolonged quiet period happened to be in last July / start of August. On July 16, I logged 35 Canadian NDB's as far inland as Toronto. This was probably helped by grey line propagation, but none the less it was quite exceptional. At the moment it is really a struggle to hear more then five! After the end of August, propagation has gone from bad to worse. I often found that the start of January gives good propagation. However, on the bright site, nobody knows what is going to happen next and prove my assumptions completely wrong! 73, Roelof, PAoRDT