[SECC] ARRL Sweepstakes

[Bill Coleman]

On Jun 7, 2004, at 9:06 AM, <ku8e at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> 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....

To add to some of this good advice. W4AN used to say that if you're not 
working 8-9 land in SS, you're on the wrong band.

In SS Phone 40m isn't as useful, because of all the SWBC QRM. Both 
W4ATL and I have found 80m late a night to bring better rates than 40m 
on SSB with Low Power. Sometimes they just keep calling and calling.

But 20m is the money band, unless propagation never goes short. If 40m 
goes long early, 80m might be worth a shot. Back to the W4AN rule 
above.

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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