Originally Posted By: Tom_L


True, however, HF reception is extremely dependent on solar activity and ionospheric conditions. These vary a lot and in fact, have not been all that great recently (and for a few years already). So that is one thing that needs to be taken into account.


We're coming off of the peak of the 11 year sunspot cycle. Could that be monkeying with the ionosphere conditions?



Edited by Mark_R (05/30/15 01:00 AM)
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