Is it really possible....
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n4voxgill
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back in the 80s during a period of northern lights, i talked from my driveway in Orlando, FL to a repeater in Denver with a 5 watt handheld. I also brought up a repeater in Columbia, SC and I was getting responses back on from both at the same time. Good ducting along with perfect propagation. On the low bands for CB four watts would work Europe at that time.
rcvmo
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In the mid 80's shortly after getting my ham ticket, I had a 4 watt 440 MHz HT and stood on the shore of Lake Erie in Brownstown, Mi. and had a simplex chat with another Ham on I-70 Just East of Columbus, Oh.
Talk about strange. If the conditions are right, you can go anywhere you want.
In the Fall of 2002, I tipped off the boss to get a BC786. 2 weeks prior to the low front that spawned the early November tornadoes that ripped W. Ohio, we had a heck of a band opening on 30-50 MHz. For 2 weeks straight, we were listening to CHP from the 786 with an 800MHz Omni !!!!
After the storm went through the bands went silent.
rcvmo
Talk about strange. If the conditions are right, you can go anywhere you want.
In the Fall of 2002, I tipped off the boss to get a BC786. 2 weeks prior to the low front that spawned the early November tornadoes that ripped W. Ohio, we had a heck of a band opening on 30-50 MHz. For 2 weeks straight, we were listening to CHP from the 786 with an 800MHz Omni !!!!
After the storm went through the bands went silent.
rcvmo
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DaveNF2G
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Another 1980s propagation story.
After Mount St Helens blew up, the ash cloud moving toward the east served as a good reflector of VHF and UHF radio signals. I heard scanner traffic from Rochester, NY, that originated as far away as Ohio, and watched TV signals from Chicago. They built up fairly quickly, and disappeared almost instantly as the face of the ash cloud reached the transmitter sites.
After Mount St Helens blew up, the ash cloud moving toward the east served as a good reflector of VHF and UHF radio signals. I heard scanner traffic from Rochester, NY, that originated as far away as Ohio, and watched TV signals from Chicago. They built up fairly quickly, and disappeared almost instantly as the face of the ash cloud reached the transmitter sites.
i have a question now about HF propogation....When VHF propogation is high, will HF prop also be good?
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