Weekends Not Made For Cycle 24
I'm totally frustrated with solar flux indice numbers hitting a zenith Monday through Friday then dipping into double digits before Saturday sunrise. Is it understood that this working stiff in a hardhat wants wireless action when Friday night finally arrives. What is it with Cycle 24? I feel like my shackadelic man cave is out of synchronization.
Like, last weekend when QDH notched a few more DXCC entities off the list then a storm hits the ionosphere. Conditions go flat for NAQP CW. This week, Five Cities DXers are logging some serious DX out of Europe and Africa, and I'm watching Cycle 24 numbers jonesing for the weekend.
Then, as a robust Cycle 24 prediction is to a Cycle 24 Maunder Minimum, the bottom falls out. The numbers squelching any hope that 10m might open for the low profile, low power operator with less than optimal antenna systems. I'm observing SpotCollector and it is all about 20m even though it is the season for this band.
Okay, this is my first full 11 year cycle since re-entering ham radio and I'm not letting sunspots stand in the way of fun. I'm over to QDH's QTH tomorrow morning to continue working my 160m vertical antenna project however weekends weren't made for Cycle Twenty Four.
Turn on, Tune Up, and Operate.
Like, last weekend when QDH notched a few more DXCC entities off the list then a storm hits the ionosphere. Conditions go flat for NAQP CW. This week, Five Cities DXers are logging some serious DX out of Europe and Africa, and I'm watching Cycle 24 numbers jonesing for the weekend.
Then, as a robust Cycle 24 prediction is to a Cycle 24 Maunder Minimum, the bottom falls out. The numbers squelching any hope that 10m might open for the low profile, low power operator with less than optimal antenna systems. I'm observing SpotCollector and it is all about 20m even though it is the season for this band.
Okay, this is my first full 11 year cycle since re-entering ham radio and I'm not letting sunspots stand in the way of fun. I'm over to QDH's QTH tomorrow morning to continue working my 160m vertical antenna project however weekends weren't made for Cycle Twenty Four.
Turn on, Tune Up, and Operate.
