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Re: [VHFcontesting] E skip question

To: "John Geiger" <ne0p@lcisp.com>,"John Godwin" <k5iua@earthlink.net>, <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>,<k3uhf@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] E skip question
From: "John Geiger (NE0P)" <ne0p@lcisp.com>
Reply-to: ne0p@lcisp.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:30:39 -0600
List-post: <mailto:vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Hi Frank,

I understand about the tropo, but what about Eskip.  And having moved south 
(now in EM04) from the North (EN41/EN51) I will agree that the Eskip is better 
down here, but the tropo occurs a lot less often.

73s JOhn NE0P


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "frank bechdoldt" <k3uhf@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: k3uhf@earthlink.net
Date:  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 06:30:07 -0800

>There is more tropo in the south due to the warm water of the gulf of
>mexico and the colder air blowing down through the plain states to meet the
>warm air. That being said, there aint no way I'm moving to Arkanasas to get
>beter conditions!
>
>I always check this web page before leaving home
>
> http://dxers.info/
>http://maps.dxers.info/?b=6m
>
>k3uhf
>
>frank bechdoldt
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: John Geiger <ne0p@lcisp.com>
>> To: John Godwin <k5iua@earthlink.net>; <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
>> Cc: nh6cj <NH6CJ@YAHOO.COM>
>> Date: 3/27/2006 10:03:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] E skip question
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Godwin" <k5iua@earthlink.net>
>>
>> far as I know there is no known mechanism (other than
>> > historical data) to reliably predict when or where e-skip is going to
>> > occur.
>>
>> Not so.  There will usually be a good E-skip opening about 10 minutes
>after
>> I leave the house.
>>
>> 73s John NE0P
>>
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