Since in Europe and Asia the band typically starts at 1810 kHz it's possible those RBN's don't scan below there.
73/Jon AA1K On 12/21/2011 9:07 AM, Bill Cromwell wrote: > Hi, > > I have been slowly wading into the 160 meter CW waters since the Stew. > I'm retired and don't really have a schedule. I am up early > mornings...listening well before sunrise at "oh dark thirty" and > sometimes in the evenings. I sometimes do hear other hams on 160 calling > for DX from the US or on SSB. I presently have only CW capability on > 160. I have been calling CQ more and it occurred to me to look at the > reverse beacon network. There were no hits this morning after calling > from 12:35Z to 12:45Z and again from 13:15Z to 13:30Z (just around local > sunrise) after taking the big dog for a walk. I looked at the list of > stations and found only two of them covering 160 and neither in North > America. I would have been thrilled to hit their receivers with my 35 > watts but no real surprise there. I was at 1809 and 1808 when I called. > Maybe their receivers were set for some other part of the band..perhaps > for DX. > > 73, > > Bill KU8H > > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK