Band condition have been so good during the last year it probably seems ungrateful to complain about a dry spell, but the last week or so has been abysmal. It’s dredging up grim memories of the previous solar cycle when excursions into the shack yielded slim results. This current episode is no doubt the result of unsettled solar conditions that will eventually stabilize and the successful hunt for DX will resume. But it’s also a harbinger of what’s to come as we begin the slide back down to solar minimum and, eventually, bid farewell to Cycle 25…