Topband: DX condx better higher in the band?

[Barry N1EU]

It's easier to get across the pond because it is easier to find a frequency
clear of US and EU stations, not because of propagation.  It is fairly
typical in contests to find US and EU stations cq'ing on top of each other
because they don't have good receiving antennas (or are in noisy
locations).  It's generally easier to be clear of this mess by going higher
in the band.

73, Barry N1EU

On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 6:52 AM, Tim Shoppa <tshoppa at gmail.com> wrote:

> I could not help notice, that several prominent well-known DX'ers were
> CQ'ing up well above 1850kc over the weekend.
>
> One reason I'm sure was that the QRM was thinner up there, and the mix
> certainly was tending towards more low-power Europeans than lower in the
> band.
>
> But I wonder if there is some magic corner frequency for topband
> propagation, where sometimes getting across the pond is easier up there
> than just 40kc lower?
>
> Tim N3QE
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