‰ NOW 5 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2014 QST PAGE 61 ‰ RESULTS ARE SIMILAR FOR THE F2 REGION. THUS I JUST DONT SEE OUR TRANSMITTED SIGNALS ENHANCING THE IONOSPHERE. I BELIEVE WHAT YOU OBSERVED IS SIMPLY THE BAND BEING MUCH MORE OPEN THAN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS. THIS ƒ QST DE W1AW ‰ LEADS US TO THE SECOND ISSUE YOUR COMMENT THAT A SOLAR FLUX OF 91 IS NOT ENOUGH TO SUPPORT PROPAGATION ON 15 METERS. A GIVEN SOLAR FLUX VALUE OR ‰ END OF 5 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ