Topband: CQ 160

[Jeff Blaine]

Not sure about the other KS stations.  But here in NW KS, if I don't 
spin the HiZ RX circle 8 around to point to SW, I just won't hear AZ 
unless the station calling is really strong or the prop is peaking or 
something - enough signal so it's detectable over the other callers, 
strong to the point that I will spin in that SW direction to catch em.

In the CQ 160, on a few hours of part time run with about 600 Qs total, 
I worked a bunch of WA (NW) and AZ (SW) stations - but the majority of 
callers are for the Midwest are in the NE/SE direction.  Suspect most 
guys in the Midwest with directional RX have the same issue - you got to 
point one direction and for unassisted guys running rate, that means 
look east.  Guys in assisted or working S&P to find state mults will 
seek out the lower population states off to the west because they are 
equally valuable.

I do point SW/NW from time to time but after working the few callers out 
that direction, point back eastward as that the bulk. I'm not much of a 
CW contester so I suppose that guys wiht better op skills, better 
wetwork between their ears, and better self-discipline may have a 
different read.

73/jeff/ac0c
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On 2/1/21 6:18 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
> I worked 3 of those in the first 1/2 hour.
> Only missed NE.
>
> Rick N6RK
>
> On 2/1/2021 12:22 PM, Wes wrote:
>> I noticed that too.  NE, KS, SD, ND all missing.  No one on or do we 
>> have a skip zone?
>>
>> Wes  N7WS
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>>
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>> On 2/1/2021 5:15 AM, Artek Manuals wrote:
>>> Odd hole in the N. America prop� no ND, SD or VE5 all right together 
>>> geographically...hmmmm??? 
>>
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