= NOW 10 WPM = TEXT IS FROM APRIL 2021 QST PAGE 59 = SUNSET. TWELVE AND 10 METERS WILL OPEN ALMOST EVERY DAY. DURING THE PEAK YEARS IN THE FALL AND WINTER MONTHS, WATCH FOR 6 METERS TO OCCASIONALLY BECOME A DX BAND AS WELL. INCREASED SOLAR ACTIVITY IS NOT A GOOD THING FOR THE LOWER BANDS. HAMS WHOVE ENJOYED SEEKING OUT DX CONTACTS ON 160 THROUGH 40 METERS WILL FIND THEIR PROSPECTS REDUCED AS THE ELECTRON DENSITY OF THE = END OF 10 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <