As John said, 17 is a super band. I've had 17 meters open in the middle of
the night to Europe. For over a week, I worked Europeans all over the band
from 10 PM local till 2 o'clock in the morning so I make it a habit to check
17 meters even very late at night if I am up. Don't forget the CW beacons
on 18.110 which will help give an indication, every three minutes, if the
band is open.
Phil.
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