It's easier to get across the pond because it is easier to find a frequency clear of US and EU stations, not because of propagation. It is fairly typical in contests to find US and EU stations cq'ing on top of each other because they don't have good receiving antennas (or are in noisy locations). It's generally easier to be clear of this mess by going higher in the band.
73, Barry N1EU On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 6:52 AM, Tim Shoppa <[email protected]> wrote: > I could not help notice, that several prominent well-known DX'ers were > CQ'ing up well above 1850kc over the weekend. > > One reason I'm sure was that the QRM was thinner up there, and the mix > certainly was tending towards more low-power Europeans than lower in the > band. > > But I wonder if there is some magic corner frequency for topband > propagation, where sometimes getting across the pond is easier up there > than just 40kc lower? > > Tim N3QE > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
