[CountyHunters] County hunters turn to 30 meters with sunspot decline

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

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The ARRL Letter
Vol. 23, No. 31
August 6, 2004
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* County hunters turn to 30 meters with sunspot decline: County hunting
enthusiasts have begun using 30 meters (10.114 MHz) for their CW
activities. "With the decline of sunspot activity and worsening
propagation on 20 meters, county hunters have established the new
frequency for working mobile stations around the US," says Bob Voss, N4CD.
"All are welcome to join in and work the mobiles as they travel through
the 3077 counties in the USA giving out contacts." The new 10.114 MHz
frequency joins the 20 and 40-meter CW county hunting frequencies of
14.0565 MHz and 7.039 MHz. CQ sponsors the USA Counties Award (USA-CA)
program. More information is on the County Hunters Web site
<http://www.countyhunter.com/>.

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