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Is it possible to get DX signals at night?

By Jessica Young

Is it possible to get DX signals at night?

Indeed, at night the D-layer disappearing, low-angle signals reflect easier on the F-layer, and DX contacts are possible at several thousands kilometers at the condition to use a suited antenna system.

How many km does it take to work a DX radio?

At daytime most contacts are worked with near countries, up to about 2000 km from your QTH. At night or using the gray line it is possible to exceed 9000 km (e.g. Europe to W, UA or JA). If you wake up in winter a few hours before the sunrise to avoid atmospheric noises you can work most DX stations (e.g. VK, ZL from Europe).

Is the skip distance the same as the 20m band?

The skip distance reaches 1200 km at daytime and disappears at night. This band works in the same conditions as the 17m band and is considered by most amateurs as a quieter alternative to the 20m band. It shows however a greater sensitivity to the fluctuations of the solar cycle.

What kind of instructions can be encode in 80386?

By implicitly choosing registers for these functions, the 80386 architecture can encode instructions more compactly. The instructions that use specific registers include: double-precision multiply and divide, I/O, string instructions, translate, loop, variable shift and rotate, and stack operations.

What kind of songs can you play on 386 DX?

With its rudimentary text-to-speech capabilities, 386 DX sings classic pop songs from lyric sheets saved as plain text. Often, these are accompanied by synthesized songs generated from MIDI files. These files contain musical notation rather than recorded sound, allowing for very small file sizes that can be easily downloaded over slow networks.

Why did Alexei Shulgin create the 386 DX?

Shulgin began the project out of frustration with a growing reliance among net artists on new, fashionable technologies. In response, he set out to invent a new kind of street performance—a sort of organ grinder, powered by cheap, readily available technology. Alexei Shulgin, 386 DX (1998–2013), performing in the streets of Graz, Austria, 2000.

When did 386 DX play California Dreaming LIVE?

Its live performances (it only plays covers, ranging from “California Dreaming” by the Mamas and the Papas to Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”) are accompanied by colorful digital graphics reminiscent of early 1990s screensavers. 386 DX live in New York City, January 31, 2019 “Listen, the miserable computer can’t carry a tune.” — Alexei Shulgin

The skip distance reaches 1200 km at daytime and disappears at night. This band works in the same conditions as the 17m band and is considered by most amateurs as a quieter alternative to the 20m band. It shows however a greater sensitivity to the fluctuations of the solar cycle.