[ILQSO] 20 meters- a further analysis

[John Geiger]

It is interesting how things have changed.  In
2002-2005 I had 80 or more IL QSOs before even making
a 40m QSO.  The Ill stations were all over the place
on 20.  For whatever reason, most activity has left 20
in favor of 40m the past 2 years.

73s John AA5JG

--- Hank Greeb <n8xx at arrl.org> wrote:

> John:
> 
> I've only operated in ILQP twice, last year and this
> year.  Last year I 
> only worked one station on 20 (in 30 minutes) before
> going to 40, but 
> later I tried 20 at about 1740Z and worked 8 in 20
> minutes before giving 
> up and going back to 40.  A rate of 8 Q's in 20
> minutes doesn't hack it 
> for the contester in me.  Last year I found a
> "local" in the next county 
> on 20, which didn't happen this year.
> 
> This year  I worked 6 Q's initially, 3 DX and 3 US
> (No Illinois), and 
> later I worked 4 more.  The closest stations were in
> Virginia or Quebec.
> 
> Previous experience was the Ohio QSO party, and I
> remember some of the 
> years when there were some Ohio contacts - very
> short skip!
> 
> 73 de n8xx Hg
> 
> John Geiger wrote:
> > To further analyze the change in activity levels
> on 20 meters, I went back thru the electronic logs I
> had, which only were from 2002-2007.  I must have
> logged by paper in 2001 when operating from OK.  I
> know I was using paper logging before that, and 1999
> and 2000 were mobile in Illinois with no 20 meter
> QSOs because I didn't have a 20 meter hamstick!  
> >
> > Anyways, I wanted to see how many 20 meter QSOs I
> made in the ILQP each year, and when I first went to
> 40 meters.  Each year I was using the same antenna,
> and using 100 watts each time.  My data shows that
> this is becoming more of a low bands contest each
> year:
> >
> > Year   20m QSOs    First 40m QSO
> > 2002     154         2226Z
> > 2003     120         2124Z
> > 2004     120         2020Z
> > 2005      89         1821Z
> > 2006      24         1757Z
> > 2007       4!        1742Z
> >
> > So each year I made fewer 20m QSOs and was on 40
> earlier each year.  I remember in the 2001-2004 I
> couldn't even hear stations on 40m the first couple
> of = hours of the contest, and they were very weak
> when I did hear them.  
> >
> > This year I did make more 80m QSOs than usual in
> the contest, and signals were great up there.  I
> hope this trend reverses itself when the sunspots
> reappear, as it was nice to work stations on 20m,
> then again later on 40 and 80, getting 3 QSOs with
> each fixed or portable station.  This year it was
> pretty much just a 40m and 80m QSO with each one.
> >
> > 73s John AA5JG
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