11 Meters Open Again Overnight!!!

[KC4RAF]

Louwo, is your home a recently built house

or had new electrical circuits placed in it? The reason I ask is because AFCI breakers could possibly trip due to RF entering on the circuit. (AFCI are Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter breakers, similar to GFI breakers, but detect arcing in the circuit.)

edit: more info on AFCIs at ARRL:

http://www.arrl.org/forum/topics/view/1156

 

[Louwo]

or had new electrical circuits placed in it? The reason I ask is because AFCI breakers could possibly trip due to RF entering on the circuit. (AFCI are Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter breakers, similar to GFI breakers, but detect arcing in the circuit.)

edit: more info on AFCIs at ARRL:

http://www.arrl.org/forum/topics/view/1156

There are new breakers installed in the house Eaton is the brand name. We had a fire in the house 2 years ago in March. I've never heard of those new breakers.

 

[Louwo]

Rf is getting into something in that other circuit... Maybe a gfi outlet ??

I am plugged into a gfi outlet with my power supply. I think I'm just going to install it into my truck one nicer weekend I'm up to nothing. Kinda miss it in the vehicle.

Sorry if this is causing a hijack. Enjoy the skip hope ya all make some good contacts.

 

[NDRADIONUT]

Indoor antennas can be a lot of trouble... Can you install something outside ??

 

[Louwo]

Once before the fire I had a outdoor antenna mainly for my scanner before my county went to a trunk county wide system.

I only dug up my cb just to hit the skip. It was always in my truck not inside. I still need a new whip for my browning. I forgot it snapped when I had it mounted last. Lost a inch. (Difference between ohh and ahh) but anyhow I atleast heard it rolling. Now to pick a weekend and get a bed mount for my antenna and install it in my new truck.

Ty everyone

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[CyberWarrior]

I get pounded over here every day with skip.

Main sources are ch 38 , 6 ,sometimes 17.

 

[TheSpaceMann]

I get pounded over here every day with skip.

Main sources are ch 38 , 6 ,sometimes 17.

The band is rocking again tonight!!!

 

[TheSpaceMann]

Band open again today!!! Happy New Year!!!

 

[robertmac]

As per eham.net
Issued 2015 Dec 31 1810 UTC
Flux: 102 A-Index 4 K-Index 4
Actv:SW:moderate GM:G2
Fcst:SW:minor GM:G1

but they are getting less and less.

 

[TheSpaceMann]

Skip coming in this evening as well!!

 

[CyberWarrior]

I know this is going to sound like science fiction.

The farthest I have ever been to talk to in skip,was Virginia.

Here's the thing,it was 1971 and I was using a WT !

Needless to say,it never happened again.

PS: I was Tx from NYC,at that time

 

[TinPan]

Back on the air

I just got back on the air after perhaps 20 years, Nice and clear not much traffic except for ch. 6 which is all skip all stepping on each other, and talk'n language I dont understand.

"he go to liber wif otta bender finger, esso flanger kama swicher, brake brake." And on a 1000w kicker.

Ch. 38 39 and 40 sound better on SSB, at least they speak English, got through to Texas with my small set up.

Cant wait to move so I can put up a proper antenna

 

[TheSpaceMann]

I just got back on the air after perhaps 20 years, Nice and clear not much traffic except for ch. 6 which is all skip all stepping on each other, and talk'n language I dont understand.

"he go to liber wif otta bender finger, esso flanger kama swicher, brake brake." And on a 1000w kicker.

Ch. 38 39 and 40 sound better on SSB, at least they speak English, got through to Texas with my small set up.

Cant wait to move so I can put up a proper antenna

Yep, there is still a lot of activity on 38 through 40 LSB! I get into your area often on business, so let me know and I'll give you a shout!!

 

[TheSpaceMann]

11 Meters open again tonight around midnight Eastern seaboard!!

 

[TinPan]

Yep, there is still a lot of activity on 38 through 40 LSB! I get into your area often on business, so let me know and I'll give you a shout!!

Silly question, if all the skippers want to make contact on ch6, why dont they just do that, establish contact then move to a clear ch? That way there are not 90 stations all talking at the same time.
And when did ch6 become the designated "skip" channel?

 

[N5XTC]

Silly question, if all the skippers want to make contact on ch6, why dont they just do that, establish contact then move to a clear ch? That way there are not 90 stations all talking at the same time.
And when did ch6 become the designated "skip" channel?

you are talking about 11 meter jockeys, they are not that organized and not worried too much about protocol. i really doubt they have designated channel 6 as the skip channel, they just use it and others. i used to have a blast working 11 meters in the late 70s and early 80s when it was all I had. i still have 2 of my CB radios and have thought about mounting an antenna and working it once again.

 

[TheSpaceMann]

you are talking about 11 meter jockeys, they are not that organized and not worried too much about protocol. i really doubt they have designated channel 6 as the skip channel, they just use it and others. i used to have a blast working 11 meters in the late 70s and early 80s when it was all I had. i still have 2 of my CB radios and have thought about mounting an antenna and working it once again.

I have been making lots of DX contacts lately on SSB, just using a dipole! Jump back on the band while the skip is still rocking!!