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Re: [CQ-Contest] ham radio is dead?

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] ham radio is dead?
From: "Dale Martin" <kg5u@hal-pc.org>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 20:11:57 -0600
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> This is what I am observing here in Seattle. The 80M band is 
> quiet until a contest. $0M has a little activity. I often 
> hear someone call CQ for a 1/2hr with no apperent response. 
> And the I hear someone call CQ three times and either quit or 
> move. But I see plenty of activity on 20M on weekends and 
> early evening.
> 
> 30 years ago both 40M and 80M were very busy at night.
> 

Hmmmm....

Could some of it be that back then there weren't so many people listening to
others call CQ until they quit? 


Dale, kg5u




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