Base on years of experience in the ARRL 10 meter and IARU tests (yes, I
sometimes operate other modes), from here when conditions are bad a lot
of 10/15 Mtr US and VE contacts are made on back scatter or whatever by
beaming the Caribbean and south. Even some of my European Qs happen that
way.
73, Larry L W0ETC
On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 23:19:02 -0500 "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au@bellsouth.net>
writes:
> I'm not going to get to the 162 unread E-mail in the Inbox tonight.
> After the
> contest ended yesterday, I ate and went straight to bed. Got up and
> went to
> work today, got home late and tomorrow have to fly to Houston for a
> business
> meeting. So if you sent me a personal E-mail, please be patient. I
> promise to
> answer them all when I can.
>
> There is something I wanted to comment on that was quite prevalent
> in this
> weekend's contest. Although I made only a handful of USA contacts
> on 10 meters,
> each and every one of them was on a scatter path. In other words, I
> had the
> beam pointing southeast. Once I realized I would not get any direct
> path to the
> east coast or Midwest, I ended up leaving the beam down there while
> on 10
> meters. Apparently, not too many people know about this scatter
> path. I'm
> guessing if others knew, then more ten meter contacts could happen
> under
> conditions like we had this past weekend on 10 meters.
>
> I'm curious to know from those on the east coast that worked me,
> where they had
> their antennas pointed. I'm guessing southeast as well.
>
> The same holds true on 15 meters. Most of the Midwest USA was not
> heard on the
> direct path this past weekend. I've seen this many times. I can
> work the
> Midwest, northeast and even places like AL and GA on a western
> scatter path on
> 15 meters. This happens late in the afternoon local time just
> before the JA
> opening. I always leave the beam pointing northwest. When stations
> from the
> Midwest, northeast or southeastern USA call me, I can only copy them
> with the
> beam to the northwest, away from them. I'm curious if others see
> this, I'm sure
> they must. I'm just wondering if others also have the beam to the
> northwest
> when they work me on this scatter path.
>
> I also wonder if others in Europe and the rest of the world
> experience these
> scatter paths. It's interesting to me.
>
> Quite a contest, eh? Sure surprised the heck out me.
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
>
>
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