
Propagation
Forecast
Starting this issue
we have
made our prop-
agation forecasts even easier for shortwave
listeners to use. If you are DXing
at a
cer-
tain hour, simply run down the left -hand
column in the Forecast table
until you find
the
appropriate time slot, then
look
across
to
the right and determine
what
is available
on
which
bands for each major area in the
world. Bands in
brackets are promising sec-
ond
choices.
Time
intervals
are for your lo-
cal
standard time.
If you live in
the
Central
Standard Time (CST) zone then
the
Time
column
in our
Forecast table is
CST.
On the
other hand, if you
are
listening
for
one
particular part
of the
world only,
check
By
C.
M.
Stanbury II
February
/March 1967
the Peak
DX Periods table first to see
what
time the best
DX is
available
from that area.
Follow this time slot across
in Forecast table
to determine the
best bands. If you live in
the CST zone,
use the
Eastern
column
but
deduct 1 hour.
Peak DX Periods
Area
Eastern
(EST)
Western
(PST)
Asia
(except
Near
East)
0000.0900
1800.0900
Europe,
Near East & 1200-2400
1200
-2400
Africa
(N. of
the
Sahara)
Africa (S. of the Sahara)
1500
-1800
1900
-2300
2200-0200
South
Pacific 0300-
0600 0000.0600
Latin
America 1800-0600
1630
-0500
RADIO
Feb.March
1967
LISTENER'S
STANDARD
TIME
-TV
EXPERIMENTER
ASIA
(except
Near
East)
EUROPE,
NEAR
EAST
&
AFRICA
(N. of
the
Sahara)
PROPAGATION
AFRICA
(S.
of the
Sahara)
FORECAST
SOUTH
PACIFIC
LATIN
AMERICA
0000.0300
0300-0600
0600.0900
0900
-1200
1200.1500
1500-1800
1800.2100
2100-2400
31, 25
31,
25
(49, 60)
25,19
19,16
19
(poor)
16,19
16,19
16,19
31,
25
31
(poor)
19
16,19
16,19
25
(19,
31)
(19, 31)
(49)
31,
60
(25)
31
(poor)
nil
16,
19
16,19
, 31
(41)
25
31,
25
3(90j0
31,
25
49
(60,
90)
31
25
25
(poor)
(poor)
25
25
90, 60,
49
90,
60,
49
49,
31
19 19
19
31,
49
90,
60,
49
90,
60,
49
To
use
the table put
your
finger
on the
region you
want to hear and log, move your
finger down
until
it
is
along
side the
local
standard
time at
which
you
will
be
listening and lift
your finger. Underneath
your
pointing
digit
will be the shortwave band or bands
that
will give the best DX results.
The time
in the above
propagation
prediction table
is given in standard
time
at
the listener's location
which effectively
compen-
sates for differences in
propagation characteristics between
the east and
west
coasts
of
North
America.
However, Asia and the South
Pacific
stations
will
generally
be received stronger
in
the West
while
Europe and
Africa
will
be easier
to tune on
the east coast.
The
shortwave
bands in brackets
are given
as second
choices.
Refer
to White's
Radio
Log for World -Wide Shortwave
Broadcast Stations
list.
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EXPERIMENTER
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