David Jones writes:
>Okay, I'm having a debate with my friend and fellow multi-op on where
>to run in SS. We're not sure whether it is better to run in the General
>area on 15, 20, and 40, or whether to try to find a spot in the
>Advanced/Extra area.
Two thoughts:
Thought 1: Early in the contest, when competition for space is greatest,
start in the less populated (Advanced/Extra) area. The best of all
possible
worlds is to be in the shadow of a loud signal from a relatively rare
section. Be "the next stop on the dial" after someone works W5WMU, WD0T,
or VE4VV.
Thought 2: "Expose yourself". (This may be a TradeMark expression of
someone here on the reflector.) The idea is that some operators,
especially
casual participants, tend to stay in certain "zones" on a given band.
You
want to get your signal into each of the zones for a while.
Here might be a strategy on 20 meters. Suppose your rate meter is
starting to dip after a nice 2-hour run on 14.180. Rather than move up
to 14.226 to work the General guys, move *above* the SSTV fence to
.235 -.250. Now you're in a new zone, exposed to all those guys who
reverse dial rotation when they here the SSTV. Work it till it starts to
dip. Then move somewhere up near the nets, let's say just above K1MAN
at .275. (He is another "fence" like the SSTV at .230.) Don't stay here
long....
but long enough to snag the few stations drifting around below .300.
Now move down for a short stint around .226, and soon move back down
below .200 and start the cycle all over again. In my experience the two
strongest "zones" are .180-.200 and .235-270. Work those the longest,
but give yourself some exposure in the 275-290 zone and the .225-230
zone also.
73 and GL,
de Hans, K0HB
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