Sometime about 15 years ago - I ran some tests by putting a beacon up that bounced between the top and bottom of the band (up around 1995 kHz) - and solicited signal reports. I was hoping to prove the top of the band would work better than the bottom.
The data wasn't very conclusive - although logic would day things should be a little more like 80 meters at the top than the bottom of the band. I often end up above the main activity in hopes to get a clear frequency to the East coast. On SSB - this is often above 1900 kHz. Back in the old days - we all used to operate between 1975 and 2000 as we could run more power there. Tree N6TR On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 4:36 AM, Barry N1EU <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
