Ladies & Gents: Art Bell was talking with another ham the other day and both supported each other in a 80 meters propagation claim. The claim was that the 80 meters propagation today is dramatically different than years past. That it used to be there was some reliability in the expectations between day/night and seasonal summer/winter conditions. Today, propagation is so unreliable with expected band conditions that it is believed that "something strange is going on with the band". It was suggested some of the high--power, high frequency, ionosphere experiments in Alaska have altered the conditions beyond anything a veteran 80 meter operator might expect previously. Can anyone out there comment on their experiences to confirm, deny, or offer comments? Could be very interesting. W7LUU
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