38 LSB wide open!

[JayMojave]

Hello All: I am sure the power company is hanging their hat on the fact that underground lines will soon be installed. Not requiring any more costly maintenance or repairs.

Since I have a noise free RF environment, I have absolutely NONE to Zero skip stations in there. Tuning in on the lower ham bands again quiet except for the Zoo frequency on 75 meters.

When the skip has been coming in I can hear stations in there talking but they don't even move the S-Meter and are neck and neck with the receivers noise level, then at times a station comes crashing in at S3 to S5. But the last few nights just hearing Crickets in the background!

Jay in the Great Mojave Desert

 

[SCPD]

I think the same Jay. They aren't going to do anything until the lines have been placed underground. Hopefully it works as it should! As for the DX, I have had better luck with long distance locals that I normally don't hear as due to the noise level. The other day it was quiet. No noise issues and floor noise was almost non existent. Was able to speak to some people that I normally can't hear at all. Was nice. Also talked with a few of my close to home locals as well. Good stuff. One DX contact out of Arkansas!! That was about it! Haven't been on since. That was Sunday during the morning around 10-11 EST. Anyways, good time for local stuff if you have any! As far as the DX goes, it's not coming back like it was a couple years ago. Let's just say that. Not for a while anyways.

 

[robertmac]

Get ready

 

[JayMojave]

Hello All: Gettin ready..... Rodger Dat! "Negative Red Rider the pattern is full"

One of the areas I like to hear is the South Pacific stations, usually these are low power stations with just a Dipole antenna and just aren't on all the time. These stations barely squeak into the So Cal area as the Big Straps back east are also on. So you can't hear them with a Omni directional antenna, you half to have a beam antenna to reject the east direction stations to hear the South Pacific Stations.

Last night Australia and New Zealand came in about 3 to 4 S-Units above the quit noise floor.

Jay in the Great Mojave Desert