[SECC] SS Strategy ???

Greg Richard k4no@mchsi.com
Sat, 2 Nov 2002 13:52:02 -0600


Dan,

Either 20 or 40 meters from here unless there is short skip on 10 or 15
meters

Greg K4NO


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Clarke" <ku8e1@yahoo.com>
To: "Dan/W4NTI" <w4nti@mindspring.com>; "SECC" <secc@contesting.com>;
"Alabama Contest Group" <reflector@59al.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: [SECC] SS Strategy ???


> Dan...
>
>   Start on 20 meters... CQing. If you are SO2R tune for stations/mults
> on 15/10 meters, otherwise check those bands when the rate slows down
> on 20. Don't go to 40 until dark since all the east coast and midwest
> stations will be working each other on that band in the beginning. We
> had a saying in Ohio that "there is no meters like 40 meters" for SS
> and other domestic contests. If the skip is good on 40 meters to the
> east coast/midwest I would not even bother to go to 80 meters until you
> run out of guys to work on 40. Many "antenna challenged" staions don't
> even have an antenna for 80 meters and you can probably find them on 40
> (or 20 if it's open) GL and GO SECC !!!
>
>                      Jeff - KU8E
>
> --- Dan/W4NTI <w4nti@mindspring.com> wrote:
> > Well all you big time operators out there.  What is the strategy?
> > What bands are best to start out on?
> >
> > Been looking around and condx seem pretty good...so far.
> >
> > Dan/W4NTI
> >
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