WWV on 20 Mhz

[GB46]

Things must be looking up; I'm hearing WWV at 22:43 UTC ((2:43 PM local) on their 20 Mhz frequency for the first time since the '90s.

 

[KB4MSZ]

I have heard both 20 and 25 mhz WWV this year.

 

[jwt873]

Checked just now at 00:55 UTC, (18:55 CST our time.. an hour after sunset). I can just hear the 20 MHz WWV signal. It's there but not too strong. I can't hear WWV at all on 25 MHz.

What's really neat right now is that on 15 MHz, I'm hearing WWVH in Hawaii loud and strong. Peaking +20 dB... (Female announcer). I can barely hear the male voice from Colorado in the background just before the minute tone.

 

[jwt873]

Can't hear Colorado at all now.. https://ve4cy.net/misc-images/wwvh.mp3

 

[GB46]

Checked just now at 00:55 UTC, (18:55 CST our time.. an hour after sunset). I can just hear the 20 MHz WWV signal. It's there but not too strong. I can't hear WWV at all on 25 MHz.

What's really neat right now is that on 15 MHz, I'm hearing WWVH in Hawaii loud and strong. Peaking +20 dB... (Female announcer). I can barely hear the male voice from Colorado in the background just before the minute tone.

An hour or so after I heard it on 20 MHz this afternoon it got surprisingly strong, about equal to 15 MHz, which has been very strong lately. There was a lot of skip on CB all day long, too, and I even heard some strong FT8 signals on 10 meters.

I can't hear WWV's 5 MHz signal at all, regardless of the time of the day, due to a loud buzz from some RFI, which seems to sit right on that particular frequency and nowhere else. It sounds like it's coming from the power lines outside. And I can forget WWV on 2.5 MHz, because RFI from various sources in the neighborhood covers up everything below 80 meters.

 

[jwt873]

We;re still pretty well in between sunspot cycles. We're just winding up on cycle 25.

With lower sunspot numbers, long haul communications on the the higher frequencies depends a lot on sporadic E propagation. Generally the summer season is when it occurs most frequently, but it's not uncommon to see it happen near the winter solstice. (Which is tomorrow )

Morning here right now.. As expected, I can't hear a peep on 25 or 20 MHz.. But your post got me interested. Will be checking them periodically.

 

[KB4MSZ]

And here is WWV at 25 MHz

 

[KB4MSZ]

And at 20 MHz it is about 1 S unit weaker.

 

[GB46]

With lower sunspot numbers, long haul communications on the the higher frequencies depends a lot on sporadic E propagation. Generally the summer season is when it occurs most frequently, but it's not uncommon to see it happen near the winter solstice. (Which is tomorrow )

Well, it`s officially winter now, but I`ve never heard so much long-range skip on CB, even during the spring and summer months. Right now on Dec. 23 at 18:26 (10:26 am local) I`m hearing CBers from Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. This past summer it was mostly short skip from Washington State and Oregon.

 

[jwt873]

I was listening to the CB band as well yesterday as well. Was entertaining listening to some of the guys going on with the lingo etc.. They're kind of like poets.

I tuned around the CW propagation beacon frequencies on 10 meters.. I heard several loud 3 to 5 Watt stations over 1200 miles away.

Two days ago I had a contact with a mobile station in California on 29.600 FM. I heard him calling CQ and answered. He was surprised to hear a VE4 coming in so loud.

The solar flux has been up around 130 - 140 which I'm sure helps a lot..

 

[KB4MSZ]

Ok, this is weird. I was sitting here listening to the 25 MHz WWV signal, and it just shut down cold. 20 MHz is coming in fine.

 

[jwt873]

On the WWV info page, (at the bottom) they state: "Schedule: typically continuous. As an experimental broadcast, the 25 MHz signal may be interrupted or suspended without notice".

Radio Station WWV

Notice: Since November 15, 2021, WWV and WWVH has been broadcasting a test signal on minute 8 of eac

www.nist.gov

I see they're also looking for signal reports for the 25 MHz signal.. I think I'll oblige them next time I hear it

 

[R0am3r]

Thanks for the tip on the 25 MHz WWV signal. I haven't checked this frequency in many years.

Propagation on 12 and 10 meters has been awesome. There was a good opening to North Africa the other day and I worked SO1WS (Western Sahara) on 10 SSB. Cycle 25 is looking good so far.

 

[GB46]

The high HF bands are good this morning, too, at 18:40 UTC (10:40 AM local). WWV has a strong signal on 20 MHz, skip is running again on CB, and there are much stronger FT8 signals than usual on 10 meters. Still can't hear WWV on 25, however.

 

[GB46]

The high HF bands are good this morning, too, at 18:40 UTC (10:40 AM local). WWV has a strong signal on 20 MHz, skip is running again on CB, and there are much stronger FT8 signals than usual on 10 meters. Still can't hear WWV on 25, however.

Oops, I take it back! Roughly 30 minutes later I started hearing them on 25 MHz. Pretty good signal, but while I was typing this they suddenly vanished altogether. Not a fade-out; it sounded like they went right off the air!

 

[KB4MSZ]

Well it's 9 am and 20 MHz WWV is already up. I think today is gonna be a good one.

 

[trentbob]

Here in Southeastern Pennsylvania 20MHz coming in great and very good skip today on 27.025.

 

[GB46]

It's 9 AM here in BC, but so far WWV can only be heard on 10 and 15 MHz. No sign of skip on CB. You guys are in a more advantageous geographic location.

Hmmm ... "Some day my skip will come in."

 

[R0am3r]

I heard the 25MHz WWV signal today. There was also an opening on 10 meters. I'm really liking cycle 25.

 

[trentbob]

I heard the 25MHz WWV signal today. There was also an opening on 10 meters. I'm really liking cycle 25.

Absolutely, just barely started, give it another year and a half LOL.