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Telamon · July 26th 08, 01:33 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

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This winter season here now is the worst I can remember in all my
many years of DXing. Each day I faithfully go through the various
bands: LW, MW, Hams, Aero/utilities, Tropical and the SW HF BC bands.
Disappointingly nothing at all comes in many days except the most
powerful transmitters of the big broadcasters; sometimes even my
regular DX bench marks are not heard at all for days. Most
disappointing.

I think I have DXed through three propagation sun cycles and the low
we are currently experiencing is yielding the worst DX results and
most disappointing reception I have experienced in all my years. Some
days I wonder why I keep all these high end expensive radios with
nothing to show for them?

All the old timers remember the 80's when reception of every type of
signal was superb. I used to catch the utilities in those years - one
night on the aero bands I got no less than thirty five new stations
from as many countries = superb! Tropical bands were a cinch and
Indonesia used to come in nearly every night plus some rare 1 Kw
Peruvians. Now = nothing, nara, not a thing. I am hardpressed now to
get two aero stations in a night!

But before you chuck away your radio's, the good news is that as this
solar cycle turns, reception will improve slowly over the next six
years to a new peak, so hang in there. The good times are coming back
again.

Here in southern california where signals are weaker to begin with day
time reception has been poor but night time reception has been very good.

I have had very good reception from around sunset to early mornings.

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Telamon
Ventura, California