Agreed Steve, you'd want to do this over an entire 11-year cycle--to
build your personal "database" for all (well, most) conditions. I'll assume
that is what top guns do--good point! 73, Glenn, KB1GW
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>From: LondonSM
>To: Swanson, Glenn, KB1GW; 'CQ-Contest (posting)'
>Subject: Re: What REALLY makes you good?
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>On Feb 22, 3:36pm, Swanson, Glenn, KB1GW wrote:
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>> Secret: Analyze past
>> results/efforts.
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>
>Agreed......But every contest, every year is different. You have got to
"roll
>with the punches". Once the new sunspot cycle starts warming up, this is
>going
>to be critical. Let me give you an example from the 1988 time frame....
>
>During the bottom of the last sunspot cycle, some of my friends had come to
>accept 20 meters as "the daytime band" - just like it was last weekend.
CQWW
>1988 came along. 20 meters opened well before sunrise to Europe and over
the
>pole. My friends were seduced by the lure of working UN7's, VU, HZ, UA9,
lots
>of EU from 1300Z-1600Z at 50 QSO's per hour. Compared to condx the
previous
>year, 20 meters was fantastic. However, they made a rookie mistake - they
>didn't go to 10 and 15 meters until after 1600Z. They used their 1987
results
>to plan their 1988 strategy.
>
>What amazed me was that these same friends repeated their mistakes in 1993.
> They still operated like it was 1990 - missing the 15 and 20 meter EU
>openings
>by working African and Carribbean stations on 10 meters !
>
>Steve, N2IC/0
>n2ic@dr.att.com
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