We are at the minimum now, but like many things in nature there is a lag time. We will be headed toward the maximum soon but right now we are down, ask any ham radio operator, we keep excellent track of sunspots since radio propagation on certain bands is great during the sunspot maximum and very bad during the low, such is the case now.
I'm an Extra Class ham radio operator. Unfortunately, my new house in Idaho is too tall for me to access the roof. I hope to get antennas up someday. Dealing with high winds is also an issue here in southeast Idaho.