Hi Wes,
Same can be said for the Midwest US, so we need the West Coast US to be
“radio active”. As an example one of the biggest single op contest
stations in Indiana heard no EU stations last night to put things into
perspective. We are looking to work as many Western US stations as
possible but they are not many or they are down in the mud.
73,
Don wd8dsb
On Sat, Dec 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM Wes <wes_n7ws@triconet.org> wrote:
> From the west, this is pretty much a NA only contest, good for working
> (non-QRP) WAS. I have WAS so don't bother.
>
> Wes N7WS
>
>
> On 12/6/2025 12:35 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> > On 12/6/2025 11:16 AM, TreeN6TR wrote:
> >> One or two QSOs didn't make it into the log for a reason I would like to
> >> share. When the band is open to Europe for the East Coast, it is common
> >> for us West Coast people to end up on their frequency as it is totally
> >> clear on this end.
> >
> > The total focus of east coast stations on Europe to the extent that
> their TX
> > and RX antenna systems are tweaked to NOT hear us, and when the path to
> EU
> > goes to bed, they do too, has caused me to lose interest in 160M
> contests.
> > This in spite of the fact that my station includes full-wave reversible
> > Beverages to EU/VK and JA/SA, and VE3DO loops phased 5/8 wave to Europe.
> >
> > Over the two decades I've been in NorCal, this practice has gotten much
> worse
> > -- ten years ago, I was two states short of QRP WAS on Topband. For more
> than
> > five years, the most I'll do is get on for a few hours Saturday night to
> pass
> > out Qs to those not in that crowd.
> >
> > 73, Jim K9YC
> >
> >
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