[DX] Where is N. America advantage?

[n4kg@juno.com]

Rather than looking at the magnetic EQUATOR,
look to the affects of the Magnetic NORTH POLE
and it's proximity to USA.  THAT is the cause of
the lower MUF's in North America vs the rest of
the world for the same latitude.

Let's see, we do have a better shot to the South Pacific
than the Europeans do, until the bands open up to JA. :-)

Tom  N4KG

On Sun, 7 Apr 2002 John Geiger <johngeig@yahoo.com> writes:
> A couple of months ago I posted a message on the
> reflectors asking why does 6 meters suck relative to
> other parts of the world in terms of DX-like EU to AF,
> EU to SA, etc.  Got some good responses-especially
> about how the geomagnetic equator takes a dip in the
> Atlantic Ocean, which explains alot of the paths.
> 
> So assuming that the geomagnetic equator explains our
> poor dxing on 6 meters, and don't get me wrong, there
> was some nice dx to be worked from NA, just not near
> as much as EU and SA seem to get, and continue to be
> getting, where do we make up?  
> 
> I would like to think that there is something like
> Universal Propogation Justice, so since we lose out on
> 6 meters, we have a bigger advantage over the rest of
> the world somewhere else.  If so, where is our
> advantage?  I have not had the privledge of operating
> from other countries (expect 2 meter FM in VE and
> KH6), so do not know how our propogation compares to
> other areas of the world.  Are the bands or paths that
> we have a distinct advantage over EU, SA, AS, or OC in
> terms of having much better DX paths?  Figure AF has
> their own advantage due to rareness.
> 
> So, I am interested in hearing where the propogation
> Gods made up for the shortchanging we get on 6 meter
> DX.
> 
> 73s John NE0P
> 

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