This happens all the timeon 10, and I would presume on 15 as well.
Particularly in low sunspot years, I've heard and worked Europeans on 10
at 90-95 degrees just before a real band opening. K3ZO has made quite a
study of this, so maybe Fred can elaborate.
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 1/22/2017 12:15 PM, StellarCAT wrote:
15? Skewed?
That would be quite a rarity. Most of the time signals on all bands
are direct with skew propagation being more common on the lower bands
and usually only at transition points - i.e. sunrise/sunset. Note to
those ready to pounce - I'm not saying it doesn't happen - it is just
much more infrequent and one should pretty well know most of the time
that EU is roughly at 45 deg.
Magnetic deviation can account for up to about 12 deg in some places
in the US (here in the east 6 if I remember right, in AZ it was 11)...
but by 45 deg?! That is REALLY strange...
Gary
K9RX
-----Original Message----- From: Richard Solomon
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2017 11:23 AM
To: towertalk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Strange behavior
How about using the Compass App
on your SmartPhone ?
73, Dick, W1KSZ
On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 8:59 AM, <john@kk9a.com> wrote:
I am trying to avoid the true north thread however I would verify
that they
are indeed pointing 45 degrees when you beam Europe. A compass can be
inaccurate around a lot of metal or if not level and it is measuring
magnetic north. If you use Google earth you can pick an object 45
degrees
from your tower and see if you beam is pointing that direction. Since
you
multiple towers and beams it is possible that something is skewing the
pattern or that you have skewed propagation under these poor
conditions but
I would visually look at the direction one more time using a different
direction method.
John KK9A
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] [SUSPECTED SPAM] Strange behavior
From: "Carol Richards" <n2mm@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 18:35:57 -0500
Hello all,
In late summer, I had some minor work done on my towers and antennas. I
used
a compass so that the beams were lined up correctly with N at 0
degrees and
NE at 45 degrees, EU direction. All monoband yagis have not loosened
up,
but that EU now peaks at due East on all three yagis, separate
towers, The
other directions behave properly; N to JA, W to the Pacific etc. Can
anyone
explain why the change? There is about 15 db difference in signals
from EU
at 90 degrees and EU at 45 degrees?
I understand that EU on 15m would be skewed at this point in the
cycle, but
40m and 20m?
Carol
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