skip was rolling....

hay seed i was hearing Hawaii also today he was talking to twister at one point

 

I got enough money to get my name called on channel 6, heck even match whatever is there. And money is all it takes. What I lack is the desire!!

 

Channel 6....? LOL

 

skip is pretty darn cool imo..lol

 

I leave one of the CBs in the house sitting on Ch 6 with the squelch turned up pretty tight during those times when I'm not actively on the air but want to listen for skip on the higher bands. I use one HF rig for the lower bands, so hearing junk start up on Ch 6 works like a propagation beacon for me. When the silliness breaks the squelch, I go in and listen around on 10 & 6 Meters

73

 

That gives me an idea of what to use that Midland 13-830 sitting in my garage for....although I have found, that hearing skip on 6 doesn't always mean the 10 M band is open.

 

True; but it's a good indicator that the MUF is on its way up, and 10 is likely to open up shortly after.

 

+1 to what she said. It's *possible* that the MUF is just barely to 27.100 and not yet up to 28.000, but having it suddenly open up there is frequently a good sign that it's trending upwards.
The "CB to monitor for openings" is actually something I read in the "50 MHz and Beyond" column in "73" about 40 years ago, about using it like a sorta-6M beacon. It often makes it at least worth checking, although the summertime 6M openings are pretty well shot for now -- this being February and all

 

[video=facebook;10151491034506061]http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151491034506061&set=vb.650676060&typ e=2&theater[/video] Just a little skip playing.