Topband: Poor 160m DX Propagation

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

The situation here at W5ZN is the same as Dave's. Way too much lightning 
from now until September to keep all of the 160 meter antennas out and 
operational.

73 Joel W5ZN


On 2022-04-20 11:31, David Raymond wrote:
> As we've said before, many of us in NA are fighting not just QRN but
> significant attacks from lightning.  There a lot of us that are
> essentially shut down for the season, my self included  (four square
> elements are now grounded and the 8 circle is decommissioned).  I'm
> still QRV somewhat with a 1/4 wave sloping vertical with elevated
> radials but deaf as a post much of the time.
> 
> 73. . . Dave, W0FLS
> 
> On 4/20/2022 11:11 AM, Henk Remijn PA5KT via Topband wrote:
>> https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/solar-activity/solar-cycle.html
>> 
>> 
>> Op 20-4-2022 om 11:51 schreef Roger Kennedy:
>>> Propagation on 160m between this part of Europe and North America 
>>> seems to
>>> have been really
>>> poor for several weeks now . . .
>>> 
>>> RBN reports from across the pond are typically 20dB down on normal 
>>> most of
>>> the time . . . and hear very few NA stations on the band.
>>> 
>>> Not sure why that is . . .
>>> 
>>> Roger G3YRO
>>> 
>>> 
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