N7DF said >Maybe we could get some low power 160 meter beacons operating through the >summer to see what is really happening
WSPR has been doing exactly that for years - over the last 24hrs there were 15 US, 36 EU and 5 VK stations active on 160. Activity tends to drop off as the summer progresses but there is generally a core of US/ EU/VK active most nights. I've often thought that some of the big gun stations could really contribute to 160 propagation studies by utilising their antenna systems during the downtime between contests and especially during the summer. Trevor G0KTN _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK