On 13 Apr 2003 at 18:29, Dan/W4NTI wrote:
> Perhaps no one operates 40 and 80 meters.
I heard N4PN and K4BAI a good bit mobile on 40 after about 8:00pm
local as I was riding around...they seemed to have good pileups. I
didn't have a 40m antenna on the truck, so couldn't work anyone
there.
Probably the problem is that by then the skip is lengthening out,
making QSOs close in more difficult. I often have trouble working
any AL stations - any! Why? Because most folks are going after
rate...which generally means operating on frequencies where AL is in
the skip zone and difficult to work.
> But honestly folks. I just dont think I am at fault when I can
> only find 14 stations to work on 80 and 40. Both modes.
How much time did you put in? You CQ or S&P mostly? I heard a
station in SD on 20m who had worked about 10 Qs in 45 minutes or so -
and I was 3 of 'em - that's not a lot of contacts either. He was
having to call CQ in addition to S&P, just because there were no
stations CQing from GA other than a couple of mobile stations.
> So this will very likely be my last entry in the GQP.
I don't know what you're trying to get out of this contest Dan, but
if you put in a solid effort and only ended up with 14 Qs, you may
well win AL with that score. You'll never win the contest from AL.
I'd never enter the AL contest with the idea of making a big score
from GA, but could enter the CAL QSO Party with a reasonable
expectation of a high score, possibly even winning.
It's just a combination of a small state QSO party and propagation.
Over the years I've worked a number of close-in QSO parties just to
work a few guys, but never anticipating a a big score.
And for the record, I worked zero GA stations this weekend...I called
a few I heard on scatter on 20, but they never heard me.
73 de Lee
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Lee Hiers, AA4GA
Cornelia, Georgia
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