bpnjensen wrote:

The last few days have seen a real upsurge in decent band conditions
from 6 MHz and up, with most of the bands opening up well during some
part of the day - but the 60m and 75m have remained pretty much closed
here on the West Coast of NAm. I miss my tropicals!

Bruce Jensen

Apparently sun spots hold up the sky here on Earth. The ionosphere is
too low.