Topband: The East Coast Advantage

[Bruce]

>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