I'm sorry. I meant 40 Hz... :) very large difference. Yes, last GQP i worked
was when I had an HW-16, and I was rockbound the entire time. But I still
managed to get myself a good score and it was lots of fun. So far my
favorite contests have been the ARRL SS and the GQP. The WPX is ok, but I
tend to enjoy the smaller contests over the really large ones, because it
seems like in that case power is not really an issue.
Can't wait for the next GQP comes around, since I will have a better station
and better CW skills.
chris / kj4hyg
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 10:11 PM, Tommy <aldermant at windstream.net> wrote:
> *From:* secc-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:secc-bounces at
> contesting.com]
> *On Behalf Of *Christopher KJ4HYG
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 01, 2009 9:03 PM
> *To:* secc at contesting.com
> *Subject:* Re: [SECC] US qso's
>
>
>
> My experience during the contest was that the contest ended up being mostly
> geared toward the DX stations and the HP stations. Not a whole lot of DX
> stations were calling CQ, they were just working the US CQ's. Even if there
> were any incredibly weak DX signals it didn't take long before a US HP
> station appeared withing 40 kHz and totally messed up any chances of pulling
> the weak signal out of the noise and signals. Then basically the only option
> was to call CQ in the hopes that THEY would hear you. However, it's nearly
> impossible for a station like me (running 50 watts) to hold their ground
> calling CQ. Plus it's hard to even find an open space to even call CQ. I
> don't know if this is even relevant to the question, but that was my
> experience, and it ended up being very frustrating.
>
>
>
> chris / kj4hyg
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi Chris,
>
>
>
> Congrats for giving the contest a try! But I hope you are not too
> discouraged or disgusted at what you learned. The CQWW CW contest is
> probably the premiere of the contest available. And of course the emphasis
> in this contest is to both work as many stations as you can and work as many
> zones as you can, on all bands. So yes, your observation is correct that in
> this contest, contacts are geared toward working DX stations in as many
> different zones as possible. Observing some of the scores posted on this
> reflector, you will see the ?big guns? made well over 500 QSO?s during the
> 48 hours of the contest and obviously they are going to try and work the
> loudest signals first; but toward the end of the contest, they will be
> searching for ANY signal they can copy.
>
>
>
> I assume you meant ?4 kHz? rather than ?40 kHz? in your comments? If the
> narrowest bandwidth on your receiver is in fact 40 kHz, then that may be one
> of the first upgrades you should make to your station, getting down to a
> receiver bandwidth of 1 kHz or less. The next improvement you might consider
> is to double your own signal by going from 50 w to 100 watts. What it takes
> to be somewhat competitive is to continue to improve your own station.
>
>
>
> BUT not all contest are like the CQWW CW contest. I hope you will think
> about entering the Georgia QSO Party which is held in April of each year.
> The GQP kinda turns the tables on the CQWW CW contest in that YOU become the
> ?hunted station?. And in that case, your 50w will work quite well. In the
> GQP, every other station outside of the state of Georgia, will be looking
> for YOU and the contest should be that much more fun.
>
>
>
> Just don?t lose sight of the fact that ham radio is a hobby and that
> contesting is just another part of that hobby AND the real reason you have a
> hobby is to have fun and enjoy it! I very seldom, any more, get even close
> to being one of the ?top ten? score submissions, but contesting is done just
> because it tickles the competitive spirit to some degree AND (to me) it is
> fun. If you can manage it, just relax and enjoy the chase, set some goals
> such as making more QSO?s in the next one, or increasing your score by 1000
> points in the next one, something to make it more fun and enjoyable for you.
>
>
>
> Good luck Chris and by all means, don?t let the CQWW discourage you from
> contesting !
>
>
>
> 73,
>
>
>
> Tom ? W4BQF
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