[PaQSO] Band recommendations

Thu, 11 Jul 2002 16:18:17 -0400

We have designated "listening times" for 160 meters.  Perchance we need a
suggested "listen for West Coast" times for the high bands?

A suggested time period for 10 meters on either Saturday or Sunday afternoon
(or both) could be coupled with an incentive for Novice/Tech+ ops to look
for us (& vice versa).  Something like "Listen on 28.4xx around 2000 Z and
28.1xx around 2030 Z for Novice's, Tech+'s, and West Coast Amateurs."  I
think this could be implemented easily enough without making a formal rules
change at the relative last moment.

(Politically Correct note:  By "Tech+" of course I mean Technicians with HF
privileges regardless of how or when they were earned.  Last time I used the
phrase "Tech Plus," granted which wasn't here, I got an earful on how it's
not called that anymore!)

Also, I've found that first thing Sunday morning is a good time to pick up a
few DX mults on 20 or 15, before the "Sunday Morning, Post Sermon, Pre
Brunch, Medical Aches & Pains, Where's My Dentures?, We Meet Here Every Week
for 55 Years You Young Scoundrel, and Test My Memory - Where's My Dentures?
Net," amongst others, start up... ok, so that wasn't PC either, but I'll
take my lumps on that one!

73, ron wn3vaw

"And they give you cash,
which is just as good as money!"
Yogi Berra, AFLAC Commercial, 2002

----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Crossland <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 3:55 PM
Subject: RE: [PaQSO] Band recommendations

Great points Ted and Ed.

I can't say exactly what my PaQP DX contact ratio is but I do know it is
very, very low.  Working portable every year, my antenna set ups are not
designed for optimum DX take-off angles.  That said, I can recall years in
which I was pleasantly surprised at the number of DX contacts I had on the
upper bands.  A number of "things" could have contributed to that, none of
which were DX friendly antennas.

My opinion.  This could be similar to the challenge of getting increased
west coast participation in the PaQP.  That is, the majority of the PA ops
stick to the high Q-rate bands and go to the upper bands only occasionally
in order to snag the additional mults.  I have consistently experienced
"lower" rates on the upper bands, and I expect that, but it sure is nice to
see the mult meter increase!  Until there is an additional point incentive
to make upper band contacts, which would include DX, it will remain as is.
Hold on, hold on, I'm not saying the PaQP is broke whatsoever.  I'm simply
saying the current point structure molds the contest to be what it is today.

All of that to say I believe it's that ole upper band thing more than it is
antennas.

Take care.

Bob, N3FR

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 1:42 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [PaQSO] Band recommendations

Based on Ted's observations, I wonder.......

Are all us guys running high angle radiating wire's on 40 and 80 and we
ain't getting across the pond because of that??? And the mobiles are
running lower angle radiating verticles and they are gettng across the
pond?

Comments?

Ed Miske
Kennametal
Telecom Analyst
Latrobe, Pa
(724)539-4676

                    Ted Edwards W3TB

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                    07/10/02 08:52 PM

    I have operated Pa QSP Party from overseas a few times ---
W3TB/TF,  G0PWW,   W3TB/MM,  4X/G0PWW

    That put me purely into 20m and 15m --- hardly anything to work at
that distance on 40 or 80.
My observation is that there were not many to work.  From England there
were two mobiles one year that I worked in about 6 counties each.  If
you can work those guys, most of the others should be possible.  There
weren't that many.  But there are more each year.

    Good luck, guys!

                        73 de Ted W3TB

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