[FLWSS] Looking for April Coastal Propagation

[Mark Casey]

Hi All,

Chuck noted that April has had the second highest monthly number of VHF+ 
openings at his place in Central Florida. And, it looks like things are 
starting to warm up in the Southeast.

I'm going to be at our place near the Outer Banks from March 29 to about 
April 11 or 12 and looking around on 144.200  daily at about 7AM, 8:30AM, 
and 8PM+. I have about 350w on 2m, and 100w on 432, and 10w on 1296.  I'll 
have my 10GHz 200mw portable unit with me if anyone wants to try that band. 
If you see some really good propagation and think you can make it to FM14ux, 
(just north of Beaufort, NC) and want to give it a try, please give me a 
call. (Sorry, no internet access at this location, yet)

If we have a real good opening, I can go mobile, FM15ua is only a mile up 
the road.

I will try to get into the Charlotte area 432 net in the AM and on Weds 
nights.

And, I'll be listening and calling for W4WHN & W4FF & the Florida group in 
the mornings around 8-8:30 on 144.200 or 144.190.

There has been a few of us VHF'ers meeting up on Channel 4, 5371.5 usb, 60 
meters. I will probably be listening there most of the time while traveling 
up and down the coast and while working on our cottage at Cedar Island. 
(Channel 4 is sometimes busy, and we QSY to Channel 2).

Hope to work as many stations as possible.

73
Mark Casey
K1MAP
Cedar Island, NC FM14ux
(and Hampden, Mass., FN32sb)
252-838-3617



> But, I did go through my logs for the last 10 years and plot the 
> occurrence of band openings. I have been operating in Florida more or less 
> seriously for that period.
>I only plotted 2 M and up openings that I worked.
 >  There were openings every month but Sept. May showed far and away the 
greatest number of openings with April and June next....................
 >  For what it's worth. 73 Chuck K0VXM