[GreenKeys] Greenkeys in the January 2018 RTTY Roundup

[Jeff Stai]

I can narrow that range down some...

On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 3:54 PM, Ron Kolarik <rkolarik at neb.rr.com> wrote:

>
> For non hams looking for contest frequencies it's the low end of the HF
> bands.
> 80m below 3600kHz
>
In domestic contests it's crammed into 3580 to 3600. In international (DX)
contests you can find activity all the way down to 3525 (usually Japan down
there).


> 40m below 7125kHz
>
Domestic usually runs 7080 to 7125, DX contests finds most activity
starting at 7030 and up.


> 20m below 14150kHz
>
For both cases activity usually is thickest starting at 14080 and on up.
Sometimes you'll find stations below 14070.


> 15m below 21200kHz
>
For both cases activity usually is thickest starting at 21080 and on up.


> 10m below 28300kHz
>
For both cases activity usually is thickest starting at 28080 and on up.


>
> If you use one of the web sdr's the activity should be real apparent once
> the gun goes off :-)
>

Oh yes!


>
> W5DT and WK6I had some excellent information on contesting. I would add on
> duplicates
> if someone pops up as a dupe and he's calling you go ahead and work him,
> No penalties for dupes
> and *don't edit them out of the log!!* Here's an example of why to work
> them, the other guy had a
> hardware failure and lost his log and needs the dupe to fill the new
> one.......you won't get the
> point be he will.
>
> And the most important thing to remember is......it's not all about the
> points!
>

Two very good points!! 73 jeff wk6i


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