Topband: DX condx better higher in the band?

[Tree]

Sometime about 15 years ago - I ran some tests by putting a beacon up that
bounced between the top and bottom of the band (up around 1995 kHz) - and
solicited signal reports.  I was hoping to prove the top of the band would
work better than the bottom.

The data wasn't very conclusive - although logic would day things should be
a little more like 80 meters at the top than the bottom of the band.

I often end up above the main activity in hopes to get a clear frequency to
the East coast.  On SSB - this is often above 1900 kHz.

Back in the old days - we all used to operate between 1975 and 2000 as we
could run more power there.

Tree N6TR

On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 4:36 AM, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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