[CQ-Contest] {CQ-Contest] CQ WW DX SSB Midwest vs East Coast

[john at kk9a.com]

I have operated many DX contests from Illinois and I there is a huge
difference between east coast and midwest propagation. Beside the mileage
difference east coast stations have their first skip over the Atlantic ocean
which I believe offers some enhancement. We referred to the Midwest as the
black hole for a reason. W9JA moved from Wisconsin to Virginia and then
incredibly Paul started winning contests. You're lucky to be in New
Brunswick, it may be the ideal location for the ARRL DX contest.

John KK9A


Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:

He's only 618 miles SE of you and as the crow flies to EU (great circle
path)
he might only have you by 100-200 miles (roughly)
to the Center of EU (and there's more to CQWW than just EU) so it's probably
just that he's the better/quicker op.  Nothing more.

I don't think there is very much of any of this "East Coast/Midwest" stuff
going on here at all.