Tag: propagation

  • Why 15 Meters Deserves More Attention

    Stuck between the reliability of 20 meters and the volatility of 10, 15 meters gets overlooked. It shouldn’t be.

  • 6 Meters: The Magic Band, Explained

    6 meters earned its nickname honestly. It behaves like HF one day and VHF the next, and nobody can fully predict when it will do either.

  • Gray Line Propagation and the Layers of the Ionosphere

    The ionosphere is not one uniform layer bending signals back to earth. It is several, each behaving differently, and the boundary between day and night creates one of HF’s strangest propagation tricks.

  • 80 and 160 Meters: Low-Band DX After Dark

    The low bands reward patience, big antennas, and staying up late. Working DX on 80 or 160 meters is genuinely one of the most challenging and satisfying pursuits on all of HF.

  • Why 20 Meters Is the King of DX Bands

    Of all the HF bands, 20 meters is the one that keeps working, year round, day after day. Here is why it earns its reputation as the best all around DX band.

  • Is 20 Watts Enough? The G90 in the Current Solar Cycle

    Part of our The Xiegu G90: The Complete Guide. The most common question I get about the G90 is some version of “isn’t 20 watts too low.” Right now, honestly, no. But the answer depends on timing more than people realize, and it’s worth being straight about that instead of just saying “QRP works great”…

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