Topband: Why the DX doesn't always work split? Especially low bands.

[Shoppa, Tim]

Thanks for the insight guys. I know the DX is far more experienced than me, and I think I gained some insight into what they must be hearing on their end on the low bands. Earlier this fall (first week of October) I worked several stations in middle east on 80M, and conditions were marginal then, but the condx on 80M the past several nights seemed very very nice and I know a lot of NA stations were having no problem copying Murtada and others.

And talking about good conditions... RI1ANF's signal on 160M was wonderfully loud and copyable. Previously he had just barely been peaking up above my local noise for me. But last night he was continuously solid easy copy at my location.

Tim N3QE