It seems to me that DX conditions have been pretty poor for the past 10 years on 160m . . .
But apart from generally being poor (even when the band is open), there is something strange I have noticed. For me, over the decades, best propagation on 160m has always been around our Sunrise . . . stations in North America will peak up 10dB or more at that time. (it's also always been the best time for VK/ZL, rather than our sunset) HOWEVER . . . in recent years there seems to be NO Sunrise peak ! If anything, signals start dropping off. You can see this very clearly when there's a contest on . . . and I've also noticed it on my own signal by looking at RBN reports. Strange, huh?! Roger G3YRO _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
