Nope, Nope. I am a firm believer in one-way propagation on 160m, having witnessed it many times. Let me give you a recent example. In the last weekends contest I worked LY7M. We both run decent stations. We exchanged emails after including actual signal strength. Saulius copied me 579; I copied him 539 with my 4-square. When I called he came right back to me. QRN, QRM, QSB were not a factor at my end. Often I will hear a weak EU station calling CQ will little response. I call and I am copied immediately. Anecdotal you say. True but many times experience trumps theory.
Doug -----Original Message----- Interesting theories and observations regarding one way propagation..My take is that most of the seemingly one way prop is more dependent on operator skill and the local qrn at one end of the circuit..With the current conditions this past 12 months most usually strong signals on the band are often attenuated due to less than a reliable path..I hear many signals that may be only S1-3and few hear a station calling them..These conditions may give the impression of "one way" prop but it is more likely due to qrn conditions at the listening end...I am looking at this from the VK cross the Equator Summer/Winter differences which have a big influence on making a contact..My observations over 35 years show that there is propagation most of the time all year if stations take the time and patience to listen for DX.. Bob..VK3ZL.. _______________________________________________ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com _______________________________________________ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com