The heck you say! Worked Japan on 10 Meters two weeks ago, and UAE and Qatar this past weekend on 20 Meters.
Granted, it's not like the hey-days in 1999 but it's not completely dead. Sometimes all it takes is watching the gray line and calling CQ for a bit. You'd be surprised how many folks are listening to see if there's a band opening. Once they hear someone the band pops and folks come crawling out of the woodwork.
I'll have to fire up the HF rig and listen around a bit.
/johnny