ZL to
Europe dark path assessment
ZL6QH
is intending to transmit for all hours of ZL darkness, using 137.7898 kHz with +
and - 0.2 Hz frequency shift, on 1 December 2001. ZL sunset is 0800 UTC and sunrise 1658
UTC. A time sequence for European
countries can be assessed from the list below, which shows nominal sunrise times
in the first list, and nominal sunset times in the second list. Obviously it is a simplification to give
a single time for any country, and individuals can make specific assessments of
dark time windows with ZL for their particular QTH.
Sunrise time in European
country
=========================
Greece
0539 UTC
Italy
0635
Czech
Rep.
0658
Finland
0721
Germany
0731
Sweden
0740
Netherlands
0748
Portugal
0752
Spain
(west) 0753
ZL sunset at
0800 (no DX before this?)
England
0807
Ireland
0837
Scotland
0844
(then
all of Europe is in daylight, so no LF DX until sunset?)
Sunset
time in European country
=========================
Finland
1318
Sweden
1354
Czech
Rep.
1505
Greece
1511
Germany
1532
Netherlands
1532
Italy
1544
Scotland
1549
England
1600
Ireland
1612
Spain (west) 1653
ZL sunrise at 1658 (no DX after this?)
Portugal
1720
Comment
=======
The the
direction of a "grayline" across Europe for sunrise is quite different than for
sunset. The antipode region for ZL
is Portugal.
There
appear to be two dark path opportunities for the British Isles, before local
sunrise and after sunset on Saturday 1 December. Northern Scotland may be the "best"
place.
Most of
mainland Europe appears to have only one opportunity, at and after sunset on 1
December.
In any
case, and whatever path is taken, it is a rather long
shot.
73, Bob
ZL2CA
PS my apology for the formatting, but it would not "do
what I wanted" ....
