[CQ-Contest] Time zone multiplier for ARRL DX Contests

[Zack Widup]

On Mon, 7 Mar 2005, Steve.Root at culligan.com wrote:

> Hello Pete,
> 
> Operating form a location "out West" does have some disadvantages, for
> example when the band is just starting to open for you and it's already
> closing in interesting places like the Middle East.  That being said, the
> main disparity is still a matter of North/South.  The further South you are
> the better, regardless of conditions or point of the sunspot cycle.  For
> example, working JA from Texas is pretty trivial compared to working them
> from North Dakota or VE4.  It's frequently easier to work Europe from Dan
> Diego than it is from Green Bay.
> 

That's just Dan Dy!  :-)

What about areas north?  They may not contribute as many QSO's as some 
other areas, but they may supply needed mults.  I remember several times 
when I could hear UA0's and people in Texas and Louisiana couldn't hear 
them.

73, Zack W9SZ