Running Dogg writ:

31m still has same poor propagation tonight, 0200 Jan 25. Tonight I
noted a loud heterodyne floating around 6000 khz, probably as a result
of so many strong signals in such a tight space. I can hear Cuba under
it if I use USB, but audibility is poor. Along with the interference
with the BBC on 9525 (when the BBC is there, last couple nights it
hasn't been). I haven't done any serious DXing this season because of
the conditions. I'm sure I could log some unusual stuff if only I had a
proper antenna setup.

Same here, 41m and up was a total disaster early AM Jan 25 in
California. Just about the blankest dial I've ever seen - only two
stations on 31m, zipp on 25. After awhile (around 0600), even WWV and
R. Rebelde on 5000 and 5025 respectively got really squishy and
weak...and these usually set the standard around here local evenings.

Quite a bit better at 1400z though, with good results up through 31m,
although 25 still pretty weak. When will it end?

I did try my new antenna (60 foot random wire, 20 foot downlead, 10:1
matching transformer and 25-foot coax lead-in) though, and it is pretty
quiet. The best antenna ever on my crystal (diode) set - I'd have
stations all over the place if they weren't buried under that 50kW mess
2 miles south of me in Hayward, CA. Guess I need a second stage.
Bruce Jensen