In a message dated 4/7/03 12:04:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time, n0jk@hotmail.com
writes:
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> The "high sunspot activity" theory does not explain why log submissions are
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> down for the Sept. and Jan. VHF contests, as these are not "Es driven."
There is a completely separate factor (no doubt one of many) behind this.
During high sunspot years, VHF contests may indeed seem painfully slow
compared to running 100+ hours on 10 meters during a major DX contest.
But in a few years, when DX contests (especially on phone) are reduced to
battling for one of a limited number of available frequencies, and when
keeping the rate up to 20 per hour for much of the time becomes a challenge,
VHF contests won't seem like such a bad deal.
73 - Jim K8MR
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