I can get WWV on 15 megs any time of the day or night usually.
it's not usually above an S9 though so it's hard to use that to judge 
propigation on 20 meters.
It's S9 even when the A and K index is high, and S9 when they are very low 
as well.
I find the beacon on 10MHZ and 5MHZ are somewhat more useful for 40M and 
75/80M propigation.

I've never heard the beacon on 20MHZ from this part of the world...at least 
not in the past 10 years.
I heard it a few times from VY1 in the late 90's though.
I too always check 27.025 to see what sort of propigation 10 and 6 might 
have.
some of those goof balls are running upwards of 25000W.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:43 PM
Subject: Checking Propagation


> When I check propagation, I also check W1AW transmissions.  For example, I
> can sit and hear not one peep anywhere on 17 meters; not even any of the 
> CW
> beacons on 18.110 MHz.  Yet, at 9 PM at night W1AW, on 18.097 MHz, will be
> S9 sending away bulletins and CW practice.  So I always check beacons, 
> WWV,
> CHU in Canada, and other such sources.  I have been hearing WWVH on 15 MHz
> at 9PM mountain time some nights running 20 over S9.  So it pays to check 
> I
> guess.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX