Get on the air and make some calls on 19 am and 38 lsb. Scan all the channels when the skip isn't going, and leave it scanning when you are not calling. It's really all you can do. Ham VHF and UHF aren't much better. HF ham is where the action is when the SS numbers are low, but propagation hasn't been good above 20 meter. I have a 980ssb scanning at home all day on 5/8 Maco antenna and one in the car on a mag mount. All I hear usually are truckers that can be on any channel passing through and an occasional radio check on 19. I did hear some skip a couple of weeks ago, but it was one evening for a few hours from the west coast. Talked to several stations on 38 lsb but it didn't last long. That's why you need a radio on all the time, preferably one that scans. When the skip is in there is plenty of action, but it is rare at the moment. It will be back.