[UK-CONTEST] 70MHz trophy contest

[John Wilson]

The best way to get this contest into the optimum period for Es without 
extra congestion in the calendar, would be to adopt my suggestion that I 
put forward last year and run it concurrently with or as part of the 6m 
Trophy contest.  If it stays independent then I think I prefer this 
years date to the August one as the chances of Es are undoubtedly a bit 
higher.

73 John G3UUT

cris at gm4fam.plus.com wrote:
> I agree with Ray CXM.
>
> Have done a wee survey of stations worked via Es for the last 3 years
> during May, June, July and August.
>
> While appreciating that July and Aug this year have not ended yet the
> following figures showing number of stations worked from here - and this
> overwhelmingly supports a June 4m event.
> May - 21
> June - 96
> July - 30 (say 40 incl 2010)
> Aug -  10 (say 15 incl 2010)
>
> Week one -   20 were worked >  7 June inc
> Week two -   21             > 14 June inc
> Week three - 28             > 21 June inc
> Week four -  27             > 28 June inc
> (none worked on 29 or 30 June in 2008,9 nor 10!)
>
> FWIW - very unscientific and totally concentrating on propgn to IO77.
>
> 73 Cris
> GM4FAM
>
>
>
>   
>> Early May to mid/late June would therefore be the optimum in general and
>> the end of May to around the beginning of June a typical peak.
>> I don't have EU Es details for 4m but with those reaching 2m one would
>> conclude 4m would be absolutely bristling and observing records going back
>> to 2001, this has been the case for 2m openings. Some years there has been
>> none at all in July.
>>
>> The band is producing some Es this afternoon but as expected for mid July,
>> not particularly widespread. Certainly better than the previous August
>> date though.
>>
>> 73 Ray GM4CXM
>>
>>
>> --- On Sun, 18/7/10, Pete Lindsay <psl at plcg.org> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> This contest has been moved in both
>>> time and date in attempt to
>>> increase the likelyhood of Es during the event.
>>>
>>>
>>> Pete, G4CLA.
>>>       
>>
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