J999w wrote:

The 41/40m band has been going real long in the evenings. Quite often I won't
hear anything closer than 800 miles or so all night unless it's ground wave.

We go through the WBCQ (7415 and perhaps other frequencies) not being heard 'close
in' complaints every year around this time. It's fairly normal propagation.

dxAce
Michigan
USA