[PaQSO] why more dx interest than west coast?

[K3SV]

I recall times when 10 and 15 are open to Europe and you can rack up a few hundred QSOs in no time. Sometimes it's just a matter of optimizing DX openings and catching up your county and section count when the DX is worked out. Never seems to be a lack of PA stations to work. As for Cal stations, they always are active in the PA party.
73 Bill K3SV

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> On Oct 17, 2013, at 11:12 PM, ka3qlf at comcast.net wrote:
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> What Tom, N2CU said, I agree with. It is a catch 22, in a huge way. Us in state PQPers, tend to stay within our state for qso's. This became evident to me, the year I was out as a /M, with a driver, who wanted to keep on our posted schedule. There were so many qso;s to be had on 40M, from inside PA stations, there were several counties, I could not get to 20m, before I ran out of the county. I hear the same comments, from county hunters, as well as west coast stations. We also had the luxury this year, of an SSB dx contest. which, also used serial numbers as part of the exchange, so the exchanges melded in nicely. 
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> I know at N3KAE, we spent a good deal of time, on 10, 15, and 20. The stations were there to work, but I also know, in the PQP it can be very difficult to pull yourself away from the frenzy on 40M 
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> Scott, KA3QLF 
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Goody K3NG" <goody.k3ng at gmail.com> 
> To: "paqso" <PaQSO at mailman.qth.net> 
> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 10:59:57 PM 
> Subject: Re: [PaQSO] why more dx interest than west coast? 
> 
> I thought there was a lack of CA stations this time around. I think I 
> worked only two sections. Usually I get a bunch more. And it wasn't for 
> lack of propagation. I was calling CQ with QRP, they answered me, and they 
> were strong signals. I also usually get ID, MT, and UT. Not this time. 
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> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 10:53 PM, Mark Schreiner <mark.j.schreiner at gmail.com 
>> wrote:
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>> Tim, 
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>> Interesting observation. I would be curious to see what others have to say 
>> as well. 
>> 
>> I'm happy to work as many mults as possible, as I think we all would be. I 
>> think I only had one QSO with a station in CA, where there are many more 
>> mults that can be worked. In the past, yes, I would get an occasional one 
>> or two DX stations or so while trying to pick up more mults out west, just 
>> as you said, Tim. Maybe if I had a yagi I could have done better into CA, 
>> but if they aren't participating then it seems like a waste of RF. Several 
>> years ago I did participate a little bit in the CAQP as well, hoping to 
>> stir up some interest in the PAQP for the following weekend. Maybe after 
>> they run all weekend they are burned out from radio for a bit, or have to 
>> catch up on honey-do lists? I was surprised to not work many AZ stations, 
>> and one of them whom I did work I asked if he was in the AZ QSO Party so I