It is probably the case that I am rare in quite looking forward to the quieter solar years when propagation on 10m becomes more difficult.
At the moment a few watts of 10m FT8 seems to get all over the planet. It is quite easy at the moment.
At sunspot minimum it will be far harder, but it will be interesting to see how 10m FT8 QRP behaves then. It is my view that as long as monitors continue to look at 10m FT8 we will find paths open far more than we thought.
As I have said many times before, people move to lower bands as it is easier. Sticking with 10m we will be doing real research. It would not surprise me to see N-S paths possible right at sunspot minimum with FT8.
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