I had my first experience with the gray line last week. I was killing Eastern Europe on FT8 in the last hour of daylight here in GA. And your call is easy compared to KO4QOA. Thanks for your Poland videos. I still look forward to your vids from home. 73
Walt I have followed your channel for quite a while and appreciate your enthusiasm and willingness to experiment and try new things. You have opened many new threads in my learning journey in this rich and fascinating ham radio hobby.Thank you! I will miss your posts from Poland but look forward to following your further adventures in Tidewater and the Outer Banks. 73 John N3JWM
👍Thanks for sharing Walt. One option to map out greyline impact on propagation from your QTH on a band is to run WSPR for 24 hours. You can even leave WSPR running in RX mode to get a good picture. I am in Scotland and what I have tended to notice using sites like RBN is that CW spots seem to increase on 15/17m along the greyline as expected. However, the propagation also seems to improve at 90 degrees from the line into the dark zone and 90 degrees from the line out into the night area. Yes, if you live in an area where at sometimes of the year you are on the shallower slopes of the greyline it makes for some pretty interesting changes in propagation day to day. This is one of the reasons I still find HF bands fascinating as the conditions continually change and you never know what might pop up.😀
Good Stuff!! And like you say....another great reason why amateur radio is such an interesting hobby. I really like to see how you handle the challenging callsign exchanges, since it would be so easy to get discouraged, for either party on each end. Gives me hope that I can be just as patient......and that hopefully others will be as well.
Walt, thank you for your very interesting videos. They are excellent. I look forward for the new video every week. I have a comment: We people who do not have English as the first language, have trouble understanding the work stroke. Maybe it will be better for you to say slash, or, bar, or dash. Probably dash will be better. And explain from the beginning that you are an American operating in Poland. So the call sign is, SP dash, for operating in Poland, and my American callsign is K4OGO. Maybe it will be easier for us, with a limited proficiency in English, to better understand you. Again thank you for the videos and safe trip back home.
Oscar Golf Golf Golf Oscar Golf Oscar Oscar… lol. Sounds like me. My call sign is Kilo Kilo Seven Mike Mike November. People think I’m stuttering. Too funny. Thanks for the video! See ya on the grey line!!!
Interesting learning about the midsummer twilight. I live here in VA also so it's not something I've ever experienced. I got a good chuckle with them struggling with your call. When I first moved back home and still had my 8 call almost every contest I tried to work I had to correct 90% because when I said "ur 59 VA" they would come back with "tnx for 59 WV". Needless to say I didn't keep the 8 call when I upgraded the next time. Fun video, have a safe trip back here.
Sorry I had to leave the live chat for a minute or two. Thank you for the insight into DX’ing from Poland. I sincerely believe that where ever the job takes you, the adventure will be well worth it. HF radio is certainly trying at times but is quite interesting in my opinion.
I love your videos Walt!!! Got two really cool DX contacts the other night from Santa Clarita, California. One to Slovenia 🇸🇮 and Ukraine 🇺🇦 Was very excited to work them.
Nice work Walt. The gremlin can do some crazy things when one gets the timing right. Looking forward to meeting up with you once you're back in VA. 73!
I hear quite a bit of Europe on 15 and 20m right around 7pm here in PA. I love to hop on after dinner when I can. I don't seem to hear the same things on the morning side of gray line though. I do get some kinda north/south 10m FT8 on the way to work in the morning though. Stuff out of PR and the Islands, Brazil, sometimes southwest into Missouri and the Tennessee Valley. It's always interesting!
@@Steve-GM0HUU my 40m setup is pretty much nvis only due to the constraints of living in an apartment and relatively tight quarters. I haven't found a vertical solution I like yet so it's an efhw at about 15 ft above ground. I have honestly never even considered 30m.
Hi Walt, the midsummer twilight has to be experienced at least once. But have you also experienced the midwinter blackout? Here on the England /Scotland border we're about the same latitude as you there in Poland - and also with Hudson's Bay. I am very new to Amateur Radio so the phenomenon you are describing is all new information. All the best, Pete.
Hi Pete, I was here in mid December and the days were very short. Not quite a blackout. Thanks for watching, give it a try during the twilight, you’ll be surprised at the contacts you can make. All the best, Walt
This last mid-summer here in the UK, 20m was open to the US all night.
You will be learning new stuff every place you go, even home.
That’s the plan!
sorry i missed the live show. fun video of contacts and DX. thx for sharing. k0klb
Thanks Kevin!
The series of videos from Poland was great. I really enjoyed it.
Thanks Walt!
73 DE PP5BRU
Thank you so much!
73 de K4OGO
It was great having you over here Walt.dah di dah, dit dit -
Thank you! I’m going to miss Europe, I look forward to returning someday
Walt - You are smashing it with these videos. Love them. Thanks
Thank you so much!!!!
been a pleasure to watch you videos Walt , good luck where ever you go AL 73 BUDDY
Thank you so much! There’s a chance my next work travel will be the UK which I’m really hoping happens. 73 my friend
Love grey line DX, here in Fla, that usually means south america and the south pacific, which is always fun! . 73.
Awesome! 73, Walt
I had my first experience with the gray line last week. I was killing Eastern Europe on FT8 in the last hour of daylight here in GA. And your call is easy compared to KO4QOA. Thanks for your Poland videos. I still look forward to your vids from home. 73
Awesome! I love operating in the gray line. I’ll be back out portable here in the states soon! 73, Walt K4OGO
Walt I have followed your channel for quite a while and appreciate your enthusiasm and willingness to experiment and try new things. You have opened many new threads in my learning journey in this rich and fascinating ham radio hobby.Thank you!
I will miss your posts from Poland but look forward to following your further adventures in Tidewater and the Outer Banks. 73 John N3JWM
Thank you so much John! 73 my friend!
👍Thanks for sharing Walt. One option to map out greyline impact on propagation from your QTH on a band is to run WSPR for 24 hours. You can even leave WSPR running in RX mode to get a good picture.
I am in Scotland and what I have tended to notice using sites like RBN is that CW spots seem to increase on 15/17m along the greyline as expected. However, the propagation also seems to improve at 90 degrees from the line into the dark zone and 90 degrees from the line out into the night area. Yes, if you live in an area where at sometimes of the year you are on the shallower slopes of the greyline it makes for some pretty interesting changes in propagation day to day. This is one of the reasons I still find HF bands fascinating as the conditions continually change and you never know what might pop up.😀
Great input! Thanks!
Hi Steve, long time no hear de Stu 2m0rot
@@2m0rot Hello there, good to hear from you. Hope you're doing OK.
I almost work qrp and look forward to greyline. Great video. Thank you for all your shares.
Thank you so much!!!
Good Stuff!! And like you say....another great reason why amateur radio is such an interesting hobby. I really like to see how you handle the challenging callsign exchanges, since it would be so easy to get discouraged, for either party on each end. Gives me hope that I can be just as patient......and that hopefully others will be as well.
Some awesome contacts. 73 KO4HPC
Thank you my friend!!
Thanks for the memories, Walt!
73s and we'll catch you back stateside!
DE John - AG4KN
Safe travels!
Thanks John! Catch you in the states! 🇺🇸
Thanks Walt, I always enjoy your videos!
Thanks so much! 73, Walt K4OGO
I need to setup and try my 40m vertical on the gray line sometime when the weather and my schedule cooperate. Safe travels and good DX.
Thanks Mike!
Gotta love the Grey Line!!!!
It’s been great here in Poland, basically all night long right now.
The greyline.. an eyeopener for me, Thanx!
Thanks for watching!
Walt, thank you for your very interesting videos. They are excellent. I look forward for the new video every week.
I have a comment:
We people who do not have English as the first language, have trouble understanding the work stroke. Maybe it will be better for you to say slash, or, bar, or dash. Probably dash will be better. And explain from the beginning that you are an American operating in Poland. So the call sign is, SP dash, for operating in Poland, and my American callsign is K4OGO. Maybe it will be easier for us, with a limited proficiency in English, to better understand you.
Again thank you for the videos and safe trip back home.
Thank you so much. That is a very good idea! All the best and 73, Walt
Thanks, Walt.....very interesting.
Thanks for watching and commenting Ken!
Oscar Golf Golf Golf Oscar Golf Oscar Oscar… lol.
Sounds like me. My call sign is Kilo Kilo Seven Mike Mike November. People think I’m stuttering. Too funny.
Thanks for the video! See ya on the grey line!!!
Hahaha the struggle is real! Thanks for watching Mike!
Great info Walt! Thanks
Thanks Ralph!
It's sad to hear about end of trip to Poland. It was pleasure to watch you here, testing so many antenna options. Great content.
Thank you so much my friend!
Interesting learning about the midsummer twilight. I live here in VA also so it's not something I've ever experienced. I got a good chuckle with them struggling with your call. When I first moved back home and still had my 8 call almost every contest I tried to work I had to correct 90% because when I said "ur 59 VA" they would come back with "tnx for 59 WV". Needless to say I didn't keep the 8 call when I upgraded the next time. Fun video, have a safe trip back here.
Thanks! Yes the call sign struggle is real! LOL
Sorry I had to leave the live chat for a minute or two.
Thank you for the insight into DX’ing from Poland. I sincerely believe that where ever the job takes you, the adventure will be well worth it.
HF radio is certainly trying at times but is quite interesting in my opinion.
Thank you so much my friend! I’m really just looking forward to being home for a while and playing radio on the beach!
Great stuff as always man!!
Thanks so much!
I love your videos Walt!!! Got two really cool DX contacts the other night from Santa Clarita, California. One to Slovenia 🇸🇮 and Ukraine 🇺🇦
Was very excited to work them.
Thank you so much! Great contacts!!!!
I can confirm, summer time grayline almost perfectly matches a path to SA and gives a lot of fun. I am in Rzeszów (southern-east Poland).
Great information! Dziękuję bardzo
Nice work Walt. The gremlin can do some crazy things when one gets the timing right. Looking forward to meeting up with you once you're back in VA. 73!
Same here! One more week to go!
👍👍👍
I hear quite a bit of Europe on 15 and 20m right around 7pm here in PA. I love to hop on after dinner when I can. I don't seem to hear the same things on the morning side of gray line though. I do get some kinda north/south 10m FT8 on the way to work in the morning though. Stuff out of PR and the Islands, Brazil, sometimes southwest into Missouri and the Tennessee Valley. It's always interesting!
Cool! Thanks for sharing
During morning greyline, maybe try a lower frequency like 40m or 30m for DX?
@@Steve-GM0HUU my 40m setup is pretty much nvis only due to the constraints of living in an apartment and relatively tight quarters. I haven't found a vertical solution I like yet so it's an efhw at about 15 ft above ground. I have honestly never even considered 30m.
@@Steve-GM0HUU I’ve done some 40 but still find 20 better.
Hi Walt, the midsummer twilight has to be experienced at least once. But have you also experienced the midwinter blackout? Here on the England /Scotland border we're about the same latitude as you there in Poland - and also with Hudson's Bay. I am very new to Amateur Radio so the phenomenon you are describing is all new information. All the best, Pete.
Hi Pete, I was here in mid December and the days were very short. Not quite a blackout. Thanks for watching, give it a try during the twilight, you’ll be surprised at the contacts you can make. All the best, Walt
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How long was your LW? 20m?
Yes 20m
I'm learning that my field kit is too complex.
I think we have all been through that phase!
Which antenna?
Just a simple 40 thru 10 meter end fed half wave
So true, great timing no doubt👍73 de WA4ELW in TN 🇺🇸😀
73 from Poland, SP/K4OGO