Skip rolling like crazy!!!

[RodinKy]

Lot of east coast this morning but still no Maryland, y'all must be in a hole.

[Mtn Lynx]

Was out commercial salmon fishing yesterday. Don't know if skip was on. Got 1k # of keta.

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[Blue Ox2]

Should sure make fer some good eatin' today. The radio will still be here after dishes, lol.

73

Mike

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[TrblShooter]

Lot of east coast this morning but still no Maryland, y'all must be in a hole.

Listen for me, 325 your friend in the corner, working this ground plane technology.. I was talking all over yesterday.. North/South carolina, alabama, illinois, Ohio, tennessee, made lots of contacts... And its rollin again this morning..

[Scipio Kid]

We're dead here in Utah just flat dead. Can usually pick up Texas to Canada but nothing lately ... sob, sob.

[295 antenna]

Nothing here for 2 days ....

[battyice]

A few days ago I had a 20 minute conversation with a nice man in Michigan. 36 LSB, sounded like he was right in my driveway.

[Blue Ox2]

Howdy there Robert. You liking the McKinley?

I have one, too. I'll ttry shoutin' your way in the next few days.

73

Mike
KPA223

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[295 antenna]

Wow 443 amazing !!

[Scholar]

Put a new radio in my pickup last night. An RCI-2950DX. Like it very much. On the way into work this morning, at 6:00 AM, the skip was rolling into Western New York from the South. Talked to a person from Alabama, sounded like he was sitting right next to me.

[battyice]

Howdy there Robert. You liking the McKinley?

I have one, too. I'll ttry shoutin' your way in the next few days.

73

Mike
KPA223

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Hi Mike . Yes , I have a McKinley and like it a lot. I have gotten a few compliments on how I sound on SSB. I have the RF power turned down and a little RM Italy to help it reach out there.

I rarely hear anyone from PA on skip, but a few days ago I was talking to half of Allentown on 31 AM. What a crew!

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[Scipio Kid]

Ooops, I said everything was dead out here in the west. For a week now I got nothing on my Washington, just quiet static. Decided the skip had gone on vacation. Then I started picking up all kinds of stuff on am on the Galaxy but still nothing on the Washington. I thought the rig might be acting up and tried running some tests and noticed right off the SWR was through the roof. Sheeeesh! So I ran out to check my antenna and it was fine but then I noticed the coax coiled and hanging on a tree branch and remembered uncoupling and rolling it up for my wife so I could till her flower garden up for a bunch of new purple flowers from Home Depot. Boy did I feel stupid.

They say you don't die all at once, some things go first, like memory ... at least I think that's what they say ...

Now that it's hooked back up, still got nothin'. Dang.

[Blue Ox2]

Howdy there Robert. You liking the McKinley?

I have one, too. I'll ttry shoutin' your way in the next few days.

73

Mike
KPA223

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Hi Mike . Yes , I have a McKinley and like it a lot. I have gotten a few compliments on how I sound on SSB. I have the RF power turned down and a little RM Italy to help it reach out there.

I rarely hear anyone from PA on skip, but a few days ago I was talking to half of Allentown on 31 AM. What a crew!

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Cool, we are barefoot on a DR-dipole and had contact with Asheville, NC and Dayton, OH and New Hampshire. I'm using the D-104 M6B and I don't think I have it turned up too much.
Today is all static at the moment but I did have a QSO with a driver on 19 looking for a truck stop.
Allentown is about 2 hours north of me.

73

Mike

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[Mtn Lynx]

Dead here for few days , been out fishing anyways. No time for radio. Maybe I gotta put a CB in my boat.

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[Blue Ox2]

Maybe a good hand held would be in order.

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[Mtn Lynx]

No commercial fishing opener tomorrow, maybe I'll finally get some skip.

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[Scipio Kid]

I don't know about a handheld in a boat. Between the kids, extended family and me, we've lost a lot of cellphones boating. We usually take a few frs handhelds and haven't lost any of them yet. They're great for ship to shore. I've had a marine radio in the boat but hardly ever use it (well had ... sold the boat). But, the new boat will definitely get a cobra along with the marine radio.

Got a little activity on 28 usb, 10 and 7 lsb coming in now but only strong enough to catch bits & pieces. Hope it gets better.

[Mtn Lynx]

Dead all night here. Heard distant chatter on 38 LSB but was short.

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[RodinKy]

Mtn Lynx just spoke to 277 in Fairbanks and another operator who didn't give his location other than Alaska.

[Mtn Lynx]

I only heard Washington this afternoon. Didn't turn my radio on til noon. Talked to 178 world radio for few minutes. He had old stories of 1970s DX. He was looking in his log book to see if he spoke to my dad.

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[Scipio Kid]

Hey Rod, Did you hear him down in Kentucky??? I just turned on the ol' Washington and it's sippin' wall to wall, mostly the northwest but it's coming in loud and clear, 36, 37 & 38 & 39 LSB. Still listening to see who and where. N Cal sounds like they're broadcasting from my garage.

Good stuff, I'll be shoutin' out for you Mtn Lynx ... or at least listening for you.

[Mtn Lynx]

Weather not cooperating. No conditions. Hope it clears up enough for dxing

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[Blue Ox2]

Last night, maybe about 19:15 EDT, It was booming here. Had a contact in Ottawa, CAN on 39 LSB.
Better hopes for more this evening, 06/28.

73

Mike

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[TrblShooter]

Band is silent now, but early skip was rolling, the band really opened up... Had a conversation with rooster from tennessee and talked to a few regulars.. Triple 2 from illinois... 325 big apple trees, break break break...

[RodinKy]

Keep hearing NY, NJ, CT, NH and RI. Nothing out of MD or Alaska. Heard PA in there but couldn't make a contact. Skip is so unpredictable.