Topband: ARRL CW Contest

[Wes]

I answered your CQ many times with no joy.

Wes  N7WS

On 2/15/2020 8:52 AM, Roger Kennedy wrote:
> Very curious . . .
>
> I came on 160m last night to see what NA stations I could work in the
> contest . . . spent half an hour tuning around and only heard 12 stations
> calling CQ, all of which I worked.
>
> I then figured it might be worth calling CQ, as hopefully Europeans wouldn't
> call me, as they only get points for working NA stations (unlike the CQ WW)
>
> And in just over half an hour I was called by 50 stations !  (I stopped when
> signals started dropping out after our sunrise)
>
> I was just surprised that there weren't more big NA signals on 160 calling
> CQ, like there is in the CQ WW - is there a reason for this?
>
> Roger G3YRO
>
>
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