[CQ-Contest] Why 160m in SS?

[Bill Coleman]

On Dec 19, 2005, at 7:47 PM, Dale Martin wrote:

> Why is there a 160m band category (?) in SS CW/SSB?
>
> In looking over the 3830 band summary for 2005 SS CW, out of 423  
> submitted
> reports, there's only one station reporting making as many as 1 QSO  
> on 160.
>
> Why even bother to carry this band as a usable band in SS?

There's a few people who work several Qs on this band.

W4AN used to say, "if you are working 160m in SS, you are losing."

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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