[CQ-Contest] DX Sprint is a good idea

[Gary K9GS]

Hi Jim,

The problem is that you will NEVER have a level playing field in a DX
contest.  But to suggest a 1000-1600Z time slot is completely biased.

>From W9 at this point in the sunspot cycle, 15 and 20M generally don't open
to EU until at least 1200-1230Z giving any East Coast stations a 2-2 1/2
hour advantage that cannot be overcome.  If you couple this with an
automatic ~10dB signal strength advantage and a path advantage that is often
not influenced to a large degree by geomagnetic disturbances should show you
what a huge advantage the East Coast has in any DX contest when working
Europe.

I just wish for once that the East coast would acknowledge that they have
such a geographically superior advantage in DX contests.  It's not the
station hardware, it's not operating skill, it's location, location,
location.


73,
 Gary

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  Gary Schwartz           email: k9gs at arrl.net
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Idelson" <k1ir at designet.com>
To: "CQ-Contest Post" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 01:30 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] DX Sprint is a good idea


> I like you Mid West guys a lot. You are very perceptive. I bet you are
also
> very creative. So, please tell us about your dream DX contest in which the
> playing field is leveled to your liking.
>
> 73,
>
> Jim
>
>
> >Why don't we do this and call it the East Coast Atlantic Challenge...the
rest
> of us can then sit back and listen to the East Coast run Europe for a
couple of
> hours until the rest of the country has some propagation to Europe. With
any
> luck the contest will be over by the time W6/7 can work Europe.
>
> Great idea!
>
> 73, Gary
>
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> email: k9gs at arrl.net
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