Nick, You are right, in Dec/Jan, I often have trouble finding a period in the middle of the day(Noon) where I can find no skip, as adjusting the pots on my EWEs get tricky. That is one reason I went with the 2.5K ohm ones rather than the 5K ohm. I don't have to touch up the 2.5K ohm ones often. I am sure in Dec/Jan skip happens 24 hours a day here, or at least 22-23 hours. I have heard the old China 1040 as late at 1045 PST and the carrier was still there at Noon! This was back in the 70s. Then this Winter, I heard JOIB/JOUB often after 1000 PST in the Winter. Also JOHR-1287. Sapporo being so far North. CBK is a regular here most of the year during the day too. So Midday skip this far North in the Winter is influenced by skip. No doubt about that.
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