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