‰ NOW 10 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM AUGUST 2019 QST PAGE 43 ‰ DISTANCE. DISTANCE VERSUS FREQUENCY. CHOOSE THE BAND WITH ITS OWN ADVANTAGES. THE 2200 METER BAND IS MORE CONSISTENT FOR AVERAGE DISTANCE, WHILE 630 METERS OFFERS DX WITH IONOSPHERIC HOPS AND SKIPS. THIS LONG LISTENING EFFORT WAS A TOP LEVEL LOOK AT PROPAGATION DATA FROM FREQUENCIES VERY NEAR 630 AND 2200 METERS. CERTAIN FINDINGS RAISE AS MANY QUESTIONS AS ‰ END OF 10 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ