Topband: Contest in progress - few signals

[Bernie McClenny, W3UR]

I suspect there were several other reasons they did not come back to your 1500 watts!  I suspect during a "DX" contest like the ARRL DX CW Contest most US or VE stations will not reply to other US or VE station's first several calls and put a "DX" emphasis on the next several CQ tests.  Also I suspect the 160 ops at W3LPL were listening toward EU, AF, SA or the Caribbean for QSOs with points.  Remember US and VE stations work DX for three points and any other stations from VE or the United States count as ZERO in the contest. 

On my way back to W3LPL as one of the 10 meter ops.

Bernie McClenny, W3UR
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> On Feb 15, 2014, at 8:19 PM, Mike Waters <mikewate at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I didn't notice that the K index jumped to 5 until after I posted this. 
> That doesn't help.
> 
> But the 3 or 4 stations that I hear calling CQ are quite strong (S9+) in SW
> Missouri.
> 
> W3LPL is S9+, but he had a lot of trouble hearing my 1500 watts. Odd.
> 
> 73, MIke
> www.w0btu.com
> 
> 
>> On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 7:09 PM, MU 4CX250B <4cx250b at miamioh.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> Band has been poor here in NM. Last night didn't hear Europe at all,
>> and only about 10 SA and Carrib. Stations. This morning, opening into
>> Asia was marginal, with only a handful of weak JAs. Even Kim HL5IVL,
>> who usually blasts through here, was barely out if the noise.
>> 73,
>> Jim W8ZR
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Feb 15, 2014, at 5:17 PM, Mike Waters <mikewate at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> There's a contest in progress --the ARRL Int. DX CW-- but you wouldn't
>> know
>>> it from listening on 160. Where is everyone?
>>> 
>>> The only two stations on 160 calling CQ TEST are K3LR and W3LPL.
>>> 
>>> 73, Mike
>>> www.w0btu.com
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