Not much being heard.

[Dispatrick]

Is it just me or is their not much lowband DX going on this summer? The 2017 list on this forum has not been updated in weeks by any members.. My lowband banks on my radio have very little activity compared to last summer where it was pretty much all day/night. could it be the weather?

 

[W3DMV]

The number of Dx Spots is down considerably. This
type of activity is generally influenced by the activity
on the sun. The sun spot activity normally runs on a
11 year cycle and we're on or near the bottom of the
cycle. E-Skip can appear anytime but is reduced
considerably when near the bottom. It will be some
years before improving.
There are many web sites providing sun condition
information. QRZ.COM has a simple chart on current
propagation conditions.

 

[Dispatrick]

2018 so far

2018 seems to be dead so far, by this time every year I've usually logged at least a few low band DX stations, I haven't heard a peep. Hoping the 2018 list can get started soon, great reference. I check KKN50's list almost daily to check my logs.

 

[k9wkj]

ive seen a few on 6M FT8 from east coast and south east
but quiet other than that

 

[Dispatrick]

FINALLY some skip today. MOHP from about 145pm till around 4pm. waiting to see if it pops back up during the later evening hours.

 

[spacellamaman]

i have been thinking the same thing, very quiet. only blip was about a week ago when from NC i picked up a bunch of traffic, mil helos, presumably all in the alabama area because one mentioned an airport there. for thirty minutes this lasted. then dead quite again.