Topband: low band propagation at solar min

[Bob K6UJ]

JC,

My expectation is the same as yours, cycle 25 should be better than 24 
for the
low bands.  The basis for my expectation is I am putting up better 160M 
antennas
this summer and I am an optimist :-)

Bob
K6UJ


On 6/5/16 6:41 PM, JC wrote:
> "I assumed that this was normal propagation for 160 but I have never
> observed anything consistently as good as it was in the 1980's.  Anyone else
> found this to be true?  What was different about the solar minimum in that
> decade?"
>
> John.  I was in Brazil that time and I remember working several US station
> using  100w and a low dipole during CQWW in May.
>
> I have few observations on my records from last cycle hard to compare.
>
> Last solar minimum we have unprecedented opening throughout north pole.
>
> Several stations on Z18 was crossing the pole on 160m every night.
>
> I remember one station on zone 18 working all US states in less than 30
> days.
>
> Long path, at least from Florida was unique I could work XU7ACY almost every
> morning from October to March, but that was in 2010 , same long path
> propagation on 2011. Zip , nada after 012.
>
> 2007, 2008 and 2007 where in the top 20 most spotless days list of last 150
> years.
>
> http://icecap.us/images/uploads/Sunspotless_days.JPG
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> My expectation is that cycle 25 should better than 24 for low bands. But
> just my expectation without scientific reasons.
>
> 73's
> JC
> N4IS
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