[PaQSO] why more dx interest than west coast?
n3xls at juno.com
n3xls at juno.com
Fri Oct 18 11:59:27 EDT 2013
there is no contesting on 12/17 bands its per the WARC treaty
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From: Tom <kj6ovm at yahoo.com>
To: "ka3qlf at comcast.net" <ka3qlf at comcast.net>, Goody K3NG <goody.k3ng at gmail.com>
Cc: paqso <PaQSO at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [PaQSO] why more dx interest than west coast?
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:28:34 -0700 (PDT)
I am a California station and worked the PAQSO party. �I was limited to 10, 15, 20 and the very upper part of 80. �My loop antenna will not tune 40 most of 80 and 160. I was not hearing a lot of stations when I was tuning. �Most of my time on the radio was in the afternoon/early evening PST. �I did not get much radio time due to time constraints but still had fun doing it. Maybe opening up the contest to the 12/17 meter bands? �Those were wide open. �I was hearing Europe which is VERY unusual for my station.
Also, the AZQSO party was going on at the same time.
I am getting setup for PSK so hopefully the next party I will get more of y'all.
On Thursday, October 17, 2013 8:15 PM, "ka3qlf at comcast.net" <ka3qlf at comcast.net> wrote:
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.
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
Scott, KA3QLF
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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.
On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 10:53 PM, Mark Schreiner <mark.j.schreiner at gmail.com
> wrote:
> Tim,
>
> 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
> could give him a contact for that (he said he was not).
>
> Missed Mults this year from my station, which I was running fairly simple
> dipole-like antennas from the portable location, i.e. Carolina Windom,
> Mystery Antenna and 40/20m Fan Dipole, we as follows (by call area):
>
> 0: KS, NE, SD
> 1: ME, VT
> 2: VI
> 4: PR
> 5: LA
> 6: EB, LAX, ORG, PAC, SB, SDG, SF, SJV, SV (only got SCV)
> 7: AK, ID, MT, UT, WY
> VE: ALL BUT ON & QC
>
> I think I may have gotten more mults had I spent more time on 20/15/10m on
> Saturday, but it was nice to hear 40m open across PA during the beginning
> of the PAQP for a change (maybe it was like that last year also, I
> forget). Maybe I would have missed a clean sweep, but in reality while a
> clean sweep is nice, the highest score I could muster is what really should
> matter, right? Okay, not counting possible individual goals, like if I
> really tried to just get a clean sweep as a #1 priority I could give up
> lots of other things, but then would likely not get as high of a score as I
> may have had otherwise. I really don't mean to lay blame on those sections
> I missed as I likely didn't spend as much time operating the higher
> frequencies as I should have, and when band conditions are good, QRP really
> cranks on those higher frequencies!
>
> While the Mystery Antenna is three half-wavelengths, I didn't put it up in
> a specific orientation for max gain in any particular direction, I was
> using the best layout of the trees that were available.
>
> Wow, those are a lot (33) of missed mults, though, that even a few of those
> could really have boosted the scores nicely!
>
> Mark, NK8Q
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 10:28 PM, <morsenut at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > I just read NK8Q's summary...and if I am reading him right, there is
> more
> > active participation from DX stations than West Coast and VE stations in
> > PAQP.
> >
> > While I am grateful for the DX stations, they do only
> > Count as one multiplier and you typically work them when you are trying
> to
> > find West Coast, mid West, and Western multipliers. I missed at least
> half
> > of the West Coast multipliers and at least two thirds of the VE mults.
> >
> > Admittedly, I don't have a directional antenna on the high bands but this
> > is still kinda frustrating because DX heard me on my simple dipole at 40
> > feet on 20 and 15 meters, so what gives with W. Coast and other western
> > multipliers?
> >
> > I know the high bands are propagating into the 6, 7, and 0 call areas
> > because I DID get replies from there
> >
> > I can only conclude that, in relation to their numbers, that there is
> > slack interest among the western mults in PAQP.
> >
> > That is a shame.
> >
> > The weekend before PAQP, I make it a point to work several stations
> > calling the CAQP on 15 and 20 meters...even though I don't even submit a
> > log, I just want to be there for them and hope they return the favor the
> > following weekend.
> >
> > But it seems less than what I would expect and the DX stations are a
> > welcome substitute, notwithstanding the single mult they represent.
> >
> > Anyone else have similar experience?
> >
> > Do tell.
> >
> > 73 All,
> >
> > Tim
> > WU3U
> >
> >
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