Topband: Hi band vs low band

[Art]

Tree's beacon 8 May 09
                    Signal
Hour    1800.5    1999.5
0202      Q3            Q5      2 min before sunset; Lots of lightning 
static making S meter reading unreliable.
0414      S3 QSB    S8
0515      S6            S9
1215      S3            S7   QSB on both freqs. 1800.5 readability 90% 
decreasing by the minute at SR+6 min.
1221      S2            S5   Same as 1215 except 1800.5 now QSB into noise.

Near Allison CO. Ant 1/8 wave GP tuned for 1830.

My third night of monitoring produced results equal to the previous two. 
1999.5 is winning the S meter battle. At my place, on this path, there 
seems to be a decided high band advantage.

73 Art