RE: [HCDX] Re: Tropical SW Bands Virtually Empty

[mvarnhem <mvarnhem@xxxxxx>]

We all will agree about the much quieter tropical bands.
However, when reading the loggings of the DXers in the USA and those of
European DXers I have the impression that the American DXer is luckier in
receiving these stations. 
The US DXers still hear stations which we also could hear in Europe quite
easily in the past but hardly are heard here in Europe anymore.
In October I was on Curacao, Netherlands Antilles and I could hear many
tropical band stations from Latin America. 
So, these stations still exist and are also still heard in the USA but are
difficult to be heard here in Europe.
Do we have to wait till quieter conditions on the sun or are other
parameters involved?
Max van Arnhem
The Netherlands



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Onderwerp: [HCDX] Re: Tropical SW Bands Virtually Empty


I would agree that the tropical bands are not as active as they were in the
late-70s through about 1990 when I was much more active in TB DXing.  Not to
say that they are dead but they are much quieter (except for WWCR. WWRB and
the like!!!) than they were when I started DXing in 1976.  No real surprise
here, as we will continue to see FM radio take over more from SW in the
years to come, IMO.


John Cereghin
Smyrna DE


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