[SECC] Band Conditions during NAQP CW

[Michael Zolno]

Hi Ben,

I rarely get picked up on RBN. I think I must be in an RF black hole or my low doublet is lower than I think. I say its 35ft up but thats a guess.

Like Dave, I tried 15 and CQ'd for a little bit which netted one VE3, but that was it. I especially liked 160, which for me was the best part of the contest and a nice surprise for summer. My use of the word contest is a euphemism as it hurts to sit for any length of time and although I put 10hrs on 3830, I am out of the chair every few minutes to walk the house, get a cup of coffee, etc. This is probably why I like the Thursday evening NS sessions since the are short and sweet. If I can ever get out of this HOA, I'd like to get a couple acres in the country to allow some decent antennas. 

73, Mike N4EEV

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> On Aug 7, 2018, at 12:00 PM, secc-request at contesting.com wrote:
> 
> I did my usual pre-contest CQing and checking the RBN to see if I show
> up, to evaluate where to start.  No RBN spot for me on 15, and only 1 on
> 20 (I typically have a handful).  Didn't even check 10, though I did
> scan the 10 phone to see if I could hear any Ten-Ten ops.  I think I
> maybe heard one.  20 seemed to me to be as lackluster as the RBN test
> suggests.
> 
> A quick scan of the 3830 emails suggests that a lot of people were
> avoiding 15 and 10.  Lots of 0 Q entries, and those that did have some
> 15 and 10 Qs typically had only a handful.
> 
> Ben
> 
>> On 8/6/2018 7:14 PM, Scott Straw wrote:
>> I find it interesting that RJ, WF4W, and Jim, W4QO, on successive posts of their scores had seemingly polar opposite opinions of the band conditions... and, considering their operating stations and antennas, I would have thought they would have had each taken the other?s position...
>> 
>> Of course personal expectations of their stations are probably what they each used as a reference...
>> 
>> Just something to ponder.
>> 
>> 
>> Scott, KB4KBS
> 
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