[SESprint] Sprint notes

[Jeffrey Clarke]

Here is a tip about 80 meters... While most of the guys go there right
at 0300Z there are some that go even earlier.. maybe 0245-0250Z. The
competition will be less than it is right at 0300Z. So maybe a strategy
of trying it for 10 minutes , going back to 40 until 0315Z and then
back to 80 would work good. If you are SO2R I would CQ on 40 and switch
radio 2 between 80/20 and then concentrate on 80 more the last 20 mins
or so... I totally agree about 20 meters... I always work something
good
there late....

             73's Jeff

P.S. Bill - maybe we should have an all wire antenna team too ??? The
     Wiremen ???

--- K9AY <k9ay@k9ay.com> wrote:
> Although I have limited Sprint experience, and even more limited
> success, there
> are a few things that I have observed:
> 
> 1. Keep checking 20 until the end. Sometimes, the mults just keep
> appearing --
> KL7, KH6, Western VE, Caribbean and Central America.
> 
> 2. Don't worry, be happy! -- it's too easy to get frustrated when you
> get out of
> sync, which keeps you from concentrating, which kills the rate. (Been
> there,
> done that a lot!)
> 
> 3. 80 can be either a blessing or a curse -- it's hard to figure when
> to go
> there as your main band. Assign a few brain cells to the task of
> monitoring
> conditions and activity.
> 
> I will be paying especially close attention to these. I will be high
> power, but
> single radio and cloud-warmer antennas -- 40M/20M dipole at 30 feet
> and 80M bent
> dipole/sloper at 45 feet max.
> 
> 73, Gary
> K9AY
> 
> 
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