[Milsurplus] The Silence of the Bands.

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

It's no different with AM signals, probably SSB as well. A lot less
activity on the bands over the past few years. Some have left us, some have
gotten busy, maybe some have lost interest. Perhaps newer ops like to
operate more via '[anti-]social media' as there are numerous facebook and
other groups, I'm told.

~ Todd/KAQ

On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 8:48 AM, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> Not so long ago, tuning from 3500-3550 at night and 7000-7100
>
> any non-contest time, one would have heard many CW QSOs.
>
> The last several times I’ve listened, it’s one or two.  Or none.
>
> Tuning from 7000-7100 in the evening and hearing a completely
>
> empty band is eerie and sad.  Are we old CW ops dropping
>
> that fast?  Or is it just band conditions at my QTH- 3 months worth
>
> of “band conditions?”
>
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