Re: Topband: Poor conditions in 2018 so far for working VK6 to NA long path

2018-11-15 Thread Steve Ireland
G'day Dave (and all) Your observation that the low sunspot numbers does not bring good conditions to 160m definitely holds for VK6. Mike VK6HD told me he had observed this over several sunspot cycles when I first became active on 160m from VK6 in 1995. Most of the best DX conditions I've ex

Re: Topband: Poor conditions in 2018 so far for working VK6 to NA long path

2018-11-12 Thread n4is
pband: Poor conditions in 2018 so far for working VK6 to NA long path Topbanders. . . Although my geographic perspective is much different than Steve's, I concur that conditions so far this season have been very poor with the exception of an occasional bright spot. . . many nights/morn

Re: Topband: Poor conditions in 2018 so far for working VK6 to NA long path

2018-11-12 Thread daraymond
Topbanders. . . Although my geographic perspective is much different than Steve's, I concur that conditions so far this season have been very poor with the exception of an occasional bright spot. . . many nights/mornings being remarkably poor. Far inland here in the Midwest (Iowa) I go night a