Topband: DX condx better higher in the band?

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

On 2/8/2016 2:22 PM, Donald Chester wrote:
> Also, little or no activity of any kind heard between the top end of 160 and WWV at 2.5 MHz.

That's the marine band, including the international emergency calling
frequency of 2182 kHz.  Probably not likely to get re-allocated
any time soon.

The band from 1705 to 1800 is probably needed as a guard
band to keep hams from wiping out broadcast stations,
or vice versa.  (We have a strong station on 1700 kHz
here).

>
> Who are the protected users of this spectrum in EU, that  keep power and frequency restrictions on European hams, not unlike those N. American suffered when we shared the band with LORAN?

What sacred cow is in the band 1800-1810?
What is going on in JA that keeps them stuck in 1810-1825?

> Don k4kyv

Rick N6RK