Just a quick update to make sure that no one thinks I use windows: I use ASAPS and have an old version, I use that with xdosemu and it works great. 73 de Per, sm0rwo sön 2006-12-31 klockan 00:01 +0100 skrev Per Crusefalk: > Hi Steve, > > Excellent, we should have an eye on these things more often. > I use ASAPS for these things, more info abt that is available here: > http://www.ips.gov.au/Main.php?CatID=7&SecID=1&SecName=Software&SubSecID=1&SubSecName=ASAPS > > I include a prediction for "Best Useable Frequency" between Stockholm > and Dallas (had to pick some location). I should update the scan to > reflect this, trouble is that it looks like 40 meters should be good and > there is just so much traffic there... > > 73 de Per, sm0rwo > > > lör 2006-12-30 klockan 15:49 -0600 skrev Steven Pituch: > > Hi Rein and all, > > Ever since the ARRL QST magazine stopped publishing their propagation maps I > > have used them on the Internet. See: > > http://www.arrl.org/qst/propcharts/2006/12/mid.pdf > > For those of us with dipoles, 20 meters here in Texas opens up (locally) > > between about 11am and 4pm local time , since we are at the bottom of the > > sun spot cycle. This translates to a possible (local) opening from 17 to 22 > > UTC. The propagation chart only has between 12 and 14 UTC as a possible > > time for a DX contact between mid-USA and Western Europe. > > We can consider making a sched. I would suggest that we cheat and use IM or > > MSN messenger to chat during the attempts. That way one person can transmit > > and the other can look on his waterfall for a signal, and we can alternate > > the tasks of transmitting and listening. The immediate feedback would help > > tremendously if we have propagation. Right now it appears fruitless to > > monitor several frequencies for hours at a time pinging away, when you don't > > know if you are heard, or whether the other station is even on the same > > frequency. Right now we have not made a first NA-NA, but EU-NA is still > > possible. > > > > If you have a state of the art propagation tool, the better propagation > > predictions would help even more. > > > > Regards, > > Steve Pituch, W2MY > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pskmail-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pskmail-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > > Behalf Of Rein Couperus PA0R > > Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 6:23 AM > > To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [pskmail] Re: W3NR PSKmailserver (5) > > > > I have been running the ORION on 14077.000 during the night, but no sign of > > any PSK125 signal. > > > > Pity, I would have liked to make a first EU-NA. > > > > Rein PA0R > > > > BTW, the first AF-EU is by 5A7A...PI4TUE, Nov.28 2006. > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.0/610 - Release Date: 12/30/2006 > > 2:59 PM > > > >