On Mon, 7 Mar 2005, Steve.Root@culligan.com wrote:
> Hello Pete,
>
> Operating form a location "out West" does have some disadvantages, for
> example when the band is just starting to open for you and it's already
> closing in interesting places like the Middle East. That being said, the
> main disparity is still a matter of North/South. The further South you are
> the better, regardless of conditions or point of the sunspot cycle. For
> example, working JA from Texas is pretty trivial compared to working them
> from North Dakota or VE4. It's frequently easier to work Europe from Dan
> Diego than it is from Green Bay.
>
That's just Dan Dy! :-)
What about areas north? They may not contribute as many QSO's as some
other areas, but they may supply needed mults. I remember several times
when I could hear UA0's and people in Texas and Louisiana couldn't hear
them.
73, Zack W9SZ
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