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Subject: SSb Sprint problems
From: Steven Sample <aa9ax@iglou.com> (Steven Sample)
How about 20-40-160  meters? Let's don't give up on the low bands...just 
75!!!

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On Tue, 6 Feb 1996, David C. Patton wrote:

> I agree with KM9P and KF3P and KM0L and everybody else lamenting the
> difficulties of 80M during the SSB Sprints.  However, as N7AVK says
> we shouldn't give up our ground to miscreants.
> 
> I think the nature of the SSb Sprint is dealing with 80 Meters.  To
> me, it is much the same as battling for space on 20 SSB.  Very
> difficult.  Actually, I will take 80 M SSB in the sprint over 20 SSB
> in CQWW any day.
> 
> However, I would certainly support Ty's idea of a 15, 20 and 40 meter
> contest that used the times from 2000-2359Z.  This is pretty good
> timing for all concerned, especially the west coast, avoids 80 meters
> and presents the same type of propagation difficulties we experience
> already--such as long propagation on 20 and 40.  Except 15 takes over
> for 20 and 40 for 80.  In the midwest we can't work much other than
> the coasts anyway.  At least we would have a shot at working some of
> our locals during these times.  This year I couldn't hear any locals
> on any band.  
> 
> Another suggestion for the present maladies is to spread out across
> the band a little more.  Both 40 and 80 we presently seem to use only
> about 25 KHz of the band.
> 
> 73, Dave Patton, WX3N
> mudcp3@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu
> 

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