Low Band Skip CHP 09/29

[W1KNE]

Starting to hear more and more activity from CHP , 39MHz
39.2600 118.8 Copper Inland-B
39.6800 118.8 Turquois Inland-B

 

[W1KNE]

California has been in and out all afternoon

30.4500 30.4500MHz Other C 150.0
39.2200 WHT3 SOU Los Angeles C 192.8
39.1200 TRQ2 CEN B Bakersfield C 127.3
39.4000 GLD2 SOU Los Angeles C 186.2
39.3400 BRN BOR B Border C 162.2
39.3600 GRN BOR B Orange County C 162.2
39.4000 ORG BOR B Border C 162.2
39.4400 PUR2 BOR B Orange County C 146.2
39.2600 COP INL B Inland C 118.8
39.6800 TRQ INL B Inland C 118.8

 

[Scott]

I have had no luck thus far which makes me wonder if it's time to do something about my antenna. I see one of the heavy-hitters at RR uses one of those Sirio 27-45 MHz ground plane antennas; they seem pricey for what they are. I may try building a vertical dipole cut to 39.5 MHz and see what it does.

Of course I wasn't monitoring yesterday as we were watching the continued demise of our football team.

 

[W1KNE]

I only heard them the one time so far this year. I don't think they're there yet, so to speak for the really big skip.
Today has been dead all day.