Skip got Better!!!

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Skip got Better!!!

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Last month I installed my antenna, an antron a99. I insulated the base of the antenna with a piece of rubber. After getting some advice from some CBRT regulars, I took down the antenna and removed the insulator and installed some makeshift radials. Today skip seemed to be better than it has been for a while. Didn't get a confirmed contact but I'll keep trying. My new Palomar 225 was really trying to get some attention. :bounce:
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Nice good for you !! it has been a very quiet day all day here in southern cal
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Skip quiet here as well. Now a major snow storm..BUT, I'll be listening in Central Wyoming.

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quiet here right now. i always give a random shout out for skipland when ever cause you never know what conditions are going to let you do.
keep keying down guys!!!!! :farao:
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Skip has seemed to slow down some, at least when I get home from work. What little bit there has been, is being covered up by several local radio enthusiasts who have been fighting with each other, non-stop, for the past year and a half. :puke_r:
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You can find some information about the Solar Cycle on the internet, (try [Please login or register to view this link] ) this cycle is coming to a close which is the reason skip is so sporadic, by the end of 2017 it will probably be non existent with a few meteor (space junk causes this too) scatters happening. Enjoy it while you can the next big peak won't be until 2022 to 2025 (predicted).

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2022 to 2025? Geez, that's a bummer!
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Non existent? What how are we going to pass the time? :pale:
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