[PaQSO] long 40m, try 80m more?

[Matthew Steger]

40m was rather terrible 2 or 3 years ago during the PA QSO party both Sat.
and Sundays.. I could barely hear any in state stations most of both days
although 80m was loud Sat. night.  I ended up not operating as much since I
couldn't hear many stations on 40.  
Conditions vary sometimes and some years are much better than others are far
as conditions go.  Your antenna(s) also make a difference.. horizontal or
inverted Vees should do a good job if conditions are satisfactory where as
verticals, not as much.

Matt
N3NTJ

On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Pete K0BAK via PaQSO <paqso at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> I'm really into NPOTA, and I've noticed that since around April,
>
> 40m is been "long". From here in the Philly burbs, I now almost never 
> hear parks on 40m in EPA, metro NYC,NJ, WDC, or northern MD and VA. 
> So, I wonder if 40m daytime will be as
>
> effective for in-state county contacts and neighboring states as it 
> was for the previous two years.
>
> I've only been active two years, so I don't know the seasonal band 
> patterns.
> In those two years, 40m daylight seemed to be the bread-and-butter 
> band for QSO parties, but I wonder if it will work as well now.
> Should we consider spending a bit more time on 80m daylight for longer 
> groundwave if 40m isn't as productive as expected?
>
> Would be interested in hearing from the experienced operators who've 
> been through a few propagation cycles.
>
> -- Pete K0BAK
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