Which bands? The little operating I've done lately shows the higher frequency bands (10 MHz and up) pretty quiet in the evenings but 160/80/40 are hopping with the activity shifting down in frequency as the evening progresses. The higher frequency bands - at least up through 20 meters -are pretty busy during the day.
If you're seriously wondering about the rig, the Elecraft XG2 is a great little calibrated signal generator that will reassure you at least about 80/40/20 meters. An option is WWV. Out here on the western edge of the continent I've not been able to hear WWV on 10 MHz at all in the evenings lately. That's very rare. On 5 MHz Hawaii (lady's voice) booms in and Ft. Collins (man's voice) is very weak most evenings. (Haven't checked 2.5 MHz lately.) That's pretty typical for the "bottom" of the sunspot cycle. The bands don't die. The optimum frequencies just move down during this time. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- Are the bands really this bad or is there something wrong with my K2? John AB8O _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
