>I heard solid European & African stations practically begging for N.A.
>QSOs,
with no takers...and this, at some 1.5 - 2 hours before local sunset!
>What a difference a 9 hour drive S/E on the continent can make on the
band...Hi Hi.
(Driving away from high population noise making)
Here in mid coast Maine, it has a lot to do with a lower noise floor. With
Beverage antennas, DX is often Q-5
way before sunset. The problem, - with in darkness high noise, and qrm on
the other side, they rarely hear us very early.
73
Bruce-K1FZ
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