Topband: Why no NA 160m Activity?

[Wes Stewart]

The USA is a big country; four time zones.  Sunset on the east coast is three + 
hours before our sunset here in AZ.  By the time we have full darkness (~0100Z) 
you guys across the pond are all asleep.  If you are up and on, we have three 
time zones of QRM and several more hops to deal with.

Similarly, DX to the west often gives up before our sunrise when we get signal 
enhancement and a reduction of QRN from the east.

Wes  N7WS

ps. Don't want to talk about FT8


On 10/17/2018 10:07 AM, Roger Kennedy wrote:
> I know you guys in North America have a lot of Lightning & Static problems
> in the summer . . . but surely that's all gone now?
>
> If so, why is there so little activity on CW from NA on Top Band?
>
> Every night there's usually a load of us Europeans on from your Sunset time,
> calling CQ DX.
>
> The band is clearly open, from the RBN signal reports . . . but I'll often
> come on for at least an hour, and lucky if I have 3 or 4 QSOs !  And even
> then, it tends to be none of the big signals.
>
> What makes it even more frustrating is that there's usually LOADS of people
> posting FT8 contacts on the 160m DX Cluster . . . but very few proper CW
> Stations !
>
> Roger G3YRO
>
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