[CQ-Contest] logic here?

[Zack Widup]

That's a good point.  Just because we know we can now go down to 3600 kHz 
doesn't mean the DX knows it.  Many might still be expecting us to be 
calling CQ up around 3800.

73, Zack W9SZ

On Sun, 4 Mar 2007, Dick Pechie wrote:

> I confess, I was one of those and probably the station Rick mentions. What
> little operating I have done so far this weekend on 80M  I for one have
> found the rate to be better operating the "old" way. Maybe after everyone
> (DX that is) catches on to the new privileges the logical thing is to
> operate simplex down low.
> 
> Dick - KB1H
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rick Dougherty" <nq4i at contesting.com>
> 
> > Hi all...just listening around on 75 m ssb  during the ARRL SSB test and
> observed the following....US station N2XYZ cqing on a 3820 +- freq and qsx
> on 3670+- freq...why do this? Why not cq on 3670 and listen on that same
> freq? We now have the privileges for the freq and they are definitely quiet
> enough?? Or am I entirely missing something here? de Rick nq4i
> > _______________________________________________
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