02May2021 HF net – kiwisdr – questions

[James Knox]

I live in Florida. I found a public kiwisdr (kiwisdr.com/public) in Brookline, NH (N2LAW).

Signal status of participants :
Fred – very strong and clear
Peter – very weak, unable to hear
Brian – strong and clear
Dave – weak but able to hear
Miguil – very weak, could barely hear
Cliff – could not hear, no signal on spectrum

1. What distance can 28.480MHz travel?
2. Any other ideas for listening to (NOT talking on) HF net?
[I use Echolink to participate in repeater net]

Thank you.

Note : I tried to enter this in “On The Air” forum, but it said I could not create a new entry. (???)

[Fred Kemmerer]

Hello Jim,

Right now, the only significant 10m propagation is via ground wave (i.e. line of site). Not sure where the SDR was that you listened on but unless it was pretty close to our location in NH, it probably did not hear much.

As we get closer to June/July, we should get some E-Skip (Es) activity which will sometimes open 10m for longer distances. The best thing for you to do is what you did on Sunday – try a nearby SDR to Nashua, NH, and see what you can hear. If we get Es propagation, you should be able to hear more folks on our HF net.

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