[UK-CONTEST] SSB CC

[Tom Wylie]

Well - there you have it then - from the horse's mouth - so to speak!

Tom
GM4FDM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clive GM3POI" <gm3poi2 at btinternet.com>
To: "Bob Henderson" <bob at cytanet.com.cy>; "Tom Wylie" <tom at gm4fdm.com>; 
<uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] SSB CC


>I think the problem for northern stations is only during the half Daylight
> contests such the central Midlands QSO Party (AFS), the rest such as the 
> CC
> and 160m contests are mostly during darkness until May onwards when we up
> North don't bother again with 80m.
>    Whilst its still daylight in say Leicester at 14Z anyone in that area
> has a good number of ground wave Qs available out to say 70-80 miles, to
> last until dusk
> In my case here I have very few Qs within 300miles and most QSOs are
> therefore LOW angle E layer using a typical angle of 11 degrees to hit
> Oxford!! until 1530Z.
> For me to have a chance in AFS from here I would need a 4 square for
> the first 90 minutes and a 3el yagi after that and then I probably 
> wouldn't
> get in the top three, is it any wonder why GMs in general don't bother 
> with
> Daylight 80m contests.
> 73 Clive GM3POI ( 7 acres of antennas )
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Henderson" <bob at cytanet.com.cy>
> To: "Tom Wylie" <tom at gm4fdm.com>; <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 8:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] SSB CC
>
>
>> Ah....I remember the days of yore......
>>
>> .....when deafening cries would come from folks just north of the border
>> exclaiming, "It's not possible to win a Topband contest from this far
>> north!"........
>>
>> .......then came GM3POI  and you can't get much further north than that
>> ;-))
>>
>> Bob, 5B4AGN
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Wylie" <tom at gm4fdm.com>
>> To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 7:40 PM
>> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] SSB CC
>>
>>
>>> I'm afraid I have to agree with Stuart AFF on this one.    Les you are
>> down
>>> south  in Horsham or somewhere.   Yes you have lots of activity down
>>> there
>>> and thats what makes for an interesting contest.
>>>
>>> You should actually do what GM4SID  did a few years ago - swapped 
>>> shacks.
>>> He went down south to demonstrated that Contesting is easier and more 
>>> fun
>>> from down there.   You should try operating from up here.
>>>
>>> Thats why I basically dont bother any more - I have better things to do
>> with
>>> my time....
>>>
>>> Sorry, but its a fact of life from living in the frozen north
>>>
>>> Tom - GM4FDM
>>>
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