[PaQSO] Antenna recommendations/Bands

Wed, 10 Jul 2002 01:30:42 -0400

Oh so right!  ON HIGH BANDS CALL CQ, CALL CQ, CALL CQ!!!!!

Bob, N3FR

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Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 19:57
Subject: Re: [PaQSO] Antenna recommendations/Bands

>
> In a message dated 7/10/02 17:46:38, [email protected] writes:
>
> << can someone list the bands, in order of
> importance for max qso rate, based on past experience.
>
> Id guess  something like 40-75-20-15-10-160 with current iffy propagation
on
> the higher bands.. >>
>
> While it varies from year to year, I'd say 40-75-80-20-10-160-15 for RATE.
> However, for MULTS I'd say 40-20-10-80/75.  I have found 20 to be a great
> source of MULTS.  The big guns can do 20 SSB; the 100 W to a dipole (&QRP)
> stations often do better on CW.  Several years I've had nearly as many 20
> Meter Q's as I've had on 40, with almost as many mults.
> AND, very important on 20~10--CALL CQ!!!!!  Only a few out of state
stations
> will be calling for PA on those bands--they are tuning for PA CQ's
>
> K3YD
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