The USA is a big country; four time zones. Sunset on the east coast is three +
hours before our sunset here in AZ. By the time we have full darkness (~0100Z)
you guys across the pond are all asleep. If you are up and on, we have three
time zones of QRM and several more hops to deal with.
Similarly, DX to the west often gives up before our sunrise when we get signal
enhancement and a reduction of QRN from the east.
Wes N7WS
ps. Don't want to talk about FT8
On 10/17/2018 10:07 AM, Roger Kennedy wrote:
I know you guys in North America have a lot of Lightning & Static problems
in the summer . . . but surely that's all gone now?
If so, why is there so little activity on CW from NA on Top Band?
Every night there's usually a load of us Europeans on from your Sunset time,
calling CQ DX.
The band is clearly open, from the RBN signal reports . . . but I'll often
come on for at least an hour, and lucky if I have 3 or 4 QSOs ! And even
then, it tends to be none of the big signals.
What makes it even more frustrating is that there's usually LOADS of people
posting FT8 contacts on the 160m DX Cluster . . . but very few proper CW
Stations !
Roger G3YRO
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