[Elecraft] K1 band selection -Friendly opinions

[Sandy]

If you do contesting...obvious choice is 15 meters!  There isn't that much 
casual CW on 17 meters.  I would pick 15 meters anyday if you are 
interestedin the most active of the two bands when they are open.

Hams nowadays don't even try to make contacts if they think the higher bands 
are not open.  If they hear no activity, they assume the band is not open or 
dead...in many cases it is open to somewhere, even in times of low sunspot 
numbers!

The same "modern" logic is applied to 160 and 80 meters if there is weather 
QRN.  I have had many good QSO's when the atmospheric noises were 10-20 db 
over S9.  At other times it was a washout, but people don't seem to be as 
persistant now as they used to be years ago.  Just a little QRN makes them 
think the lower bands are useless.

73,

Sandy W5TV W
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Strode" <crstrode at charter.net>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 9:29 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K1 band selection -Friendly opinions


>A brand new K1 is awaiting my soldering iron.
>
> For the past week I've been agonizing over band selection
>
> 15 meters or 17 meters?
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> What's yer guess folks?  Which band will be best when the sunspots return?
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> Carl
> WA7CS
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