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To: thecabal

No sunspots means your Yaseu FT 857d is now a $700 paperweight


16 posted on 08/28/2008 5:12:16 AM PDT by Charlespg (Peace= When we trod the ruins of Mecca and Medina under our infidel boots.)
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To: Charlespg; thecabal

> No sunspots means your Yaseu FT 857d is now a $700 paperweight <

Maybe. But remember that sporadic E propagation tends to be negatively correlated with sunspots. So while the F layer may cease to be operational at HF, there could be increased E layer refraction from ca. 20 mHz upwards.


49 posted on 08/28/2008 7:48:31 AM PDT by Hawthorn
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To: Charlespg

So is my Yaesu 400DX. Dagnabbit!


65 posted on 08/28/2008 5:15:54 PM PDT by Don W (To write with a broken pencil is pointless.)
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To: Charlespg
No sunspots means your Yaseu FT 857d is now a $700 paperweight<>P> That means I am so glad I kept my Kenwood TS450S all these years and never bought a newer one!
83 posted on 07/20/2009 7:40:10 AM PDT by calex59 (I, me, myself, am actually Jim Thompson)
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To: Charlespg
No sunspots means your Yaseu FT 857d is now a $700 paperweight

That means I am so glad I kept my Kenwood TS450S all these years and never bought a newer one!

85 posted on 07/20/2009 7:40:29 AM PDT by calex59 (I, me, myself, am actually Jim Thompson)
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