Topband: ARRL CW Contest

[donovanf at starpower.net]

Hi Roger, 


I heard you CQing early this morning (of course you were already in 
the log). You had en excellent signal right up there with the best European 
signals. 


I hope you try again tonight 


73 
Frank 
W3LPL 

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From: "Wes" <wes_n7ws at triconet.org> 
To: topband at contesting.com 
Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2020 5:55:47 PM 
Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL CW Contest 

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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