so ive been checking in on 40m most evenings this week and its just... nothing. maybe a few ssb guys chatting around 7.200 but the usual crowd that hangs around 7.250 seems to have evaporated. not sure if its propagation or people just moving to other bands or what. i know solar flux has been doing weird stuff lately but this feels different. maybe everyones on ft8 now and i just refuse to accept it lol. anyway just curious if anyone else is noticing the same thing or if its just my local area being weird

yeah 40 has been rough here too, W5 land. though honestly i popped on around 9pm local last tuesday and it opened up pretty decent toward the east coast. might just be timing. i've mostly given up on evening 40m and shifted to 30m for digital stuff, way less crowded and propagation seems more predictable for me lately

ft8 took everybody lol. im guilty of it too tbh. its just so easy to leave it running while you do other stuff. i do miss just tuning around and finding a random ragchew though, doesnt happen much anymore