Topband: Better low band conditions?

[Earl W Cunningham]

Bob, N6WG wrote:

"I'm still trying to figure out whether the anticipated improvement in
low band conditions will be due to improved propagation, or just the
appearance of same due to more stations being crowded down into the lower
bands.  Any insights out there?"
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Having been a topbander through 4 or more solar peaks and valleys, this
last peak is the only one where there were truly doldrums in 160m
propagation from the western US to Europe.  In all of the other cycles,
activity and DX definitely varied with the ham migration to and from 160m
and the higher frequencies, and sunspots didn't seem to make that much
difference.

73, de Earl, K6SE