VHF-Hi band opening?

[TAMR213]

Sorry if this is the incorrect place for this, but this is the first time I've experienced such ducting/skip. Is there an opening on VHF-Hi? Just turned on my scanner, and am picking up NOAA Station KJY99 on 162.525 MHz from Accomack VA, loud and clear all the way up here in Middlesex County NJ. I am monitoring on a Pro-95 and an indoor J-Pole.

Again, this is the first time I've experienced such skip, so even though its just a weather station and its not as far as some of the skip I've read about, its still pretty exciting for me haha...

 

[Rt169Radio]

Sometimes I will get a opening too and am able to hear other dept's on my scanners, but its probably due to the weather conditions at the time.

 

[ckqualls]

I was once mobile in Wichita, KS, and, on my 40 watt 2 meter (145 MHz) mobile rig, hit my favorite repeater back home (in Dallas), some 300 or so miles away. Pretty exciting. Ducting is amazing.

 

[Dispatrick]

KJY99

very good catch! I've heard them on rare occasion with my simple handheld antenna around sundown here in Northeast NJ most recent was 5-30-11 (I know the date due to a recording i took of the catch)

does anyone else here use NOAA channels to sort of measure/monitor when conditions are favorable for openings?

-PG

 

[mattl3320]

yes I check for vhf openings and to see if my cables and antennas are working. I will turn on noaa and one at a time check and see what I can here. if I here only one or two then there is no opening. if I can here six of the seven with a least three bars then I can pick up new York city for here in pa. with a ground plane inside the house. and I check the vhf propagation maps to see where the red area covers the map works well doing this last night I picked up queens fdny on 154.400 and 160.2800 ems for new York.

 

[mattl3320]

tonight It looks like southern nj and delware Maryland and dc area is going to becoming in up here in pa I will have to check.

 

[pro106import]

Serious Band opening in the Northeast

Wow I am hearing things on VHF and UHF at least 400 miles away. I am talking on 2 meter ham repeaters on a quarter watt that are 300 miles away. Listen to 161.800. 161.950 to hear automated radio checks from marinas. I am hearing some from Delaware and Cape Cod. And they are very low power output transmitters.
Happy Field Day
Bob
Milford, Ct.
N1MLZ

 

[Rt169Radio]

Wow I am hearing things on VHF and UHF at least 400 miles away. I am talking on 2 meter ham repeaters on a quarter watt that are 300 miles away. Listen to 161.800. 161.950 to hear automated radio checks from marinas. I am hearing some from Delaware and Cape Cod. And they are very low power output transmitters.
Happy Field Day
Bob
Milford, Ct.
N1MLZ

That's cool! How long has it been happening?

 

[georgesteve]

Based on VHF Propagation Map there is a great band opening in the northeast, this morning at 2AM I got into a repeater 49 miles away from me with 5 watts!

 

[Rt169Radio]

Thanks, I might have to try out 2m simplex .

 

[pro106import]

That's cool! How long has it been happening?

It all started to fade out about 8am on Sat. morn.
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[Rt169Radio]

Really? The map shows that its still there?

 

[pro106import]

Really? The map shows that its still there?

yes opening now but you asked about Sat. in your orrig. post. I am just responding to that question now.

But yes the map shows a huge opening now, but I am unable to listen to anything right now. Inside of a building with no ears to the outside.

 

[Rt169Radio]

Looks like the opening is starting to get weak.