[CQ-Contest] Post contest thoughts...

[Randy Thompson, K5ZD]

I think many of you missed the point I was trying to make.  When I suggested
transmitting above 7100, I meant just above 7100.  Like 2 or 4 or 6 Khz!
Just enough to get out of the QRM, but still where people tuning the band
could find you.

9A1A took advantage of their new privledges to operate on 7100.2 most of the
weekend.  If I was working from the Carribean, I would be just above them on
7102 where it was relatively clear and quiet.

There is a no mans land between 7100 and 7150 that is perfect for the
Carribbean and South America guys to hang out in.  Especially for a contest
like ARRL DX.

Randy, K5ZD

> -----Original Message-----
> From: N2TK [mailto:tony.kaz at verizon.net]
> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 22:23 PM
> To: 'Randy Thompson, K5ZD'; 'Contest Reflector'
> Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Post contest thoughts...
>
>
> Hi Randy,
>
> When running 40m SSB split, I used to state that I was listening on my
> transmit and receive freq. It was rare to get a response on my transmit
> freq. A few times I operated transceiver on the upper part of the
> band. That
> was totally useless. So, always use split on SSB. Unfortunately from KP2
> can't go below 7075.
> N2TK/NP2
> Tony
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Randy
> Thompson, K5ZD
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 7:28 AM
> To: Contest Reflector
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Post contest thoughts...
>
> A few random thoughts following the ARRL DX Phone contest.
>
> - Why don't the Carribbean expeditions transmit above 7100?
> There were some
> clear frequencies around 7101-7102 and 7106 that would have been
> out of the
> European QRM and still easy to locate for those of us listening
> down.  OA4SS
> was on 7102 for awhile and he was much easier to copy there than
> when he was
> down in the mess.
>
> - What happened to all the 160m DX?  The band was great on Saturday night
> with very loud signals from Europe on CW, but no one up on Phone
> working the
> contest.  I always thought 160m DXers would chase DX on whatever mode was
> happening, but not in ARRL.  There was a huge pileup on CW at one
> point that
> had more than 100 workable Eu in it.
>
> - Is the ARRL contest too long?  48 hours is better than 2 weekends, but
> would 24 hours be even better?  As it is now, there are only a few
> competitors at the top of each category.  Everyone else is in participant
> class.  Would shortening the contest enable more guys to compete seriously
> (i.e. be on for the whole contest)?  Or is this "contest" run as a DX/WAS
> chasing promotional activity?
>
> Randy, K5ZD
>
> PS - Send me your logs for the super check partial database.
> www.k5zd.com/scp/
>
>
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