August 2 2023 Tropo to Nashville, TN
Mileages calculated from distancecalculator dot net
Equipment (Or the lack of) : Icom IC-705. Antennas 144/440 Hamfest PVC Vertical and/or Hustler 4BTV antenna
All times are Eastern
1:20 PM WSIX ~~~~97.9 TN Nashville "Big 98 Nashville" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~239 Miles
1:33 PM WKDF ~~103.3 TN Nashville "Sell your home in Nashville" and other local ads ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~239 Miles
These two were in and out all afternoon, sometimes becoming very stable and dominating the frequency. I thought something would progress further but it didn't and they disappeared after dark.
DX Maps E-Skip Observations:
E-Skip on July 29 2023 with an MUF of 151 Mhz at 7:45 PM.
E-Skip on July 30 2023 with an MUF of 139 Mhz at 12:21 PM and again at 5:40PM with a MUF at 145 Mhz.
Nothing materialized on FM here.
Mileages calculated from distancecalculator dot net
Equipment (Or the lack of) : Icom IC-705. Antennas 144/440 Hamfest PVC Vertical and/or Hustler 4BTV antenna
All times are Eastern
1:20 PM WSIX ~~~~97.9 TN Nashville "Big 98 Nashville" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~239 Miles
1:33 PM WKDF ~~103.3 TN Nashville "Sell your home in Nashville" and other local ads ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~239 Miles
These two were in and out all afternoon, sometimes becoming very stable and dominating the frequency. I thought something would progress further but it didn't and they disappeared after dark.
DX Maps E-Skip Observations:
E-Skip on July 29 2023 with an MUF of 151 Mhz at 7:45 PM.
E-Skip on July 30 2023 with an MUF of 139 Mhz at 12:21 PM and again at 5:40PM with a MUF at 145 Mhz.
Nothing materialized on FM here.