[SECC] ARRL Sweepstakes

[ku8e at bellsouth.net]

>From Georgia....  Stay on 20 meters until it dies to the east coast and W8/W9 area... then QSY to 40 meters for the night. Go to 80 when the rate slows on 40. During the day stay on 20 meters and if 15 meters is open to East Coast try
CQing there. Don't forget to check 10 meters. In Ohio we had a saying "there is no meters like 40 meters" for SS. Modify that to 20 meters down here and concentrate most of your effort on that band....

If you are SO2R same strategy except when you are CQing on 20 work people on 80/40 on 2nd radio. When 20 dies do the same but work guys on 80 on 2nd radio while CQing on 40 meters. I have found it to be  a waste of time to CQ on 80 meters from this far south unless if you are running HP and have a good antenna on 80 meters. Your rate should be much better on 40 as LP because the 
high population areas - east Coast, W8.W9, W0 (especially all the activity from
MN now)are in our skip zone....


                   Jeff KU8E
> 
> From: Bill Coleman <aa4lr at arrl.net>
> Date: 2004/06/06 Sun PM 09:38:14 EDT
> To: "Tommy" <aldermant at alltel.net>
> CC: SECC at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [SECC] ARRL Sweepstakes
> 
> 
> On Jun 5, 2004, at 9:21 AM, Tommy wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone have a workable time strategy established for the CW 
> > Sweepstakes contest that they would like to share?
> >
> > Since you are allowed to operate 24 hours out of the 30 hours, time 
> > management can be important. I have thought about not operating in 
> > these periods:
> >
> > Sunday morning from 2 am until 5am, and Sunday from 10am until 1pm.
> >
> > Does this sound like the 'best' times where minumum activity occurs?
> 
> Tom,
> 
> I'm not a great CW on in SS, since I favor phone in that contest, but 
> it all depends. Sometimes the rate can continue to be good on 80m late 
> into the night.
> 
> Generally, I plan to operate the first 12 hours of SS straight, but 
> will sometimes cut off early if the rate on 80m dies. Be sure to get 
> back on early for 40m.
> 
> Mid-day on sunday is pretty dead, so that's a good time to take off.
> 
> > I live near Valdosta (Cecil, Ga.) and from what I have been able to 
> > find out, there is practically NO contest activity down here. Heck, as 
> > far as I can find out, I am probably the only CW operator in this 
> > area. (But I did get plenty of snears and snide remarks when I was at 
> > a Valdosta Amateur Radio Club meeting and mentioned I am a CW 
> > operator!) I was actually shocked that the VARC did not even mention 
> > the GAQP on their web site. I'm  thinking about setting up a new area 
> > club to generate contest interest, but I just have  the feeling it's 
> > going to be a very tough sell. Any thoughts or comments to help 
> > generate more HF and contest interest in south Georgia sure would be 
> > appreciated.
> 
> Keep the faith, Tom. Lots of CW ops around, they just don't always show 
> up at meetings.
> 
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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>              -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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