[SECC] Re: Stateside Contesting From GA

[Bill Fisher W4AN]

Hi Nat,

I'm kind of really swamped with work right now and I have no short answer
to this question.  I'm going to CC the SECC mailing list for some of their
input for you.  Many of our members are in South Carolina.

Generally, I will say I believe SC has to be better than Atlanta Georgia.  
It is further east and first hop to Europe is in water instead of land
which is the case here in Atlanta.  The difference between Huntsville and
Atlanta is dramatic in the DX contests, and I suspect as much for the
difference between here and South Carolina coast.  If you are in western
SC, I suspect it will be closer to Georgia conditions.  I believe the
Georgia coast would be a much better QTH than Atlanta too BTW.

Both DX and Stateside contesting is good here.  SS SSB is poor as is the
Sprint on SSB.  Every other contest is winnable if you have enough money,
time, and talent. 

73

Bill, W4AN

On Fri, 10 Aug 2001, Nat Heatwole wrote:

> Bill, There's a chance that I will be relocating to the SC area and
> I'm wondering how well the region plays for contesting, especially
> stateside contests (NAQP, SS, Sprints, ARRL 10, ARRL 160, etc.)? With
> you being just one state over in North GA I thought you might be able
> to offer some insight to my query. The main things I'm interested in
> knowing are:
> 
> 1. How does the area play for DX contesting in comparison to, say, the
> NE? Any substantial differences? Do you find that getting into EU is a
> lot more difficult than from locations father North and East?
> 
> 2. How does the area play for stateside contesting in comparison to
> FL, TX, or CA for example? Do you usually have difficulty getting into
> W1/W2/W3 and W8/W9 on 10/15m in stateside contests, or can you usually
> work into those areas fairly regularly?
> 
> Wound much appreciate your input on the above as well as anything else
> you care to mention. Thanks again!
> 
> 73, Nat, WZ3AR
> 


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