[SECC] FW: TNQP N3FY

[Tommy]

Bob,

 

That's a bummer that you could not hear the Tn guys as they were everywhere,
especially the mobile stations. Just for info, what antenna are you using
and what rig? Anything we can do to help? I can't do much physically because
you live way up there in 'yankee land' of north Ga., and I live on the
southern end of the state, but feel free to ask any and all the questions
you may have. I'm sure there are lots of SECC'ers that are more than willing
to help.

 

73,

 

Tom - W4BQF

 

 

 

From: secc-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:secc-bounces at contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Robert Gerace
Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 10:18 AM
To: secc at contesting.com
Subject: [SECC] FW: TNQP N3FY

 

There are so many great things about contesting! For me, I'm learning to be
QRV on all bands and what works where.

While I only made 2 contacts in the TNQP, I learned a few things:

- I'm pretty much unable to contact TN at this time.  I'm not on QRV on 80m,
and I figured that would hurt me. My experience:

* I could hear people from all over the country working TN, but could not
hear TN much at all.
* I did managed to dig two mobiles out on 40
* I decided to try to call CQ, and every time I found what seemed to be a
clear freq near the suggested freq and transmitted QRZ? I received a pileup
of 'C' and 'Y' answers (I can only assume TN's were working other TN's and
everybody else could hear it but not me).

- I'm not sure that I could contact TN on 80m from 37 miles north of ATL,
but assume I'd have a much better chance...

- Another thing I've learned is that my 40m seems to be most powerful in TX
and CA and assume that is the skip zone?  (I've seen this in many of the
weekend contests and most recently in the /140 special event.) -- another
great thing about contesting.

To experienced contesters I'm sure that I'm preaching to the choir, but I'm
thrilled that contesting is helping me to become a better operator...and
will lead to being QRV to everywhere all the time!

That said, TN wasn't much fun for me.

Thanks for the answers to my question about the /M multi-counties.

73 de N3FY, Bob

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