[Boatanchors] The Silence of the Bands.

[Robert Bethman]

I am INDEED in my late 60s.  So far I am NOT one that has to take a nap 
to be up past 9PM.

I also have an HF NESDR system.  It provides essentially a "Spectrum 
View" of any HF bands!

It also has shown a lack of activity!  Granted, it IS a vertical antenna 
- BUT is on the second floor.

Band conditions have been horrible!  Last year this was NOT the case!

This year that HAS been the case!

Regards, Bob N0DGN


On 9/5/2017 10:22 PM, Rob Atkinson wrote:
> combination of things:  lousy condx a lot of the time, plus QRN and
> summer time and folks have other things to do besides sit in a
> basement, and many HF ops are SK or are running on empty by 9 p.m.
> unless they have a two hour nap in the afternoon.  Not sure how many
> can do that.
>
> Let's face it:  the ham radio we all know and love, HF and 160 m.
> phone and CW is not like it was 40 years ago because the ranks have
> not filled in with younger people.  The population of hams like us is
> dwindling and those of us left aren't QRV all the time so the activity
> is down.
>
> 73
>
> Rob
> K5UJ