On Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 11:56:36AM -0400, steve.root@culligan4water.com wrote:
> > ARRL 160 and 10 seem to favor the midwest/west as well to a
> > large degree.
>
> You're kidding, right? Both the ARRL 10 and ARRL 160 involve
> working a lot of Europeans, at least by the top stations.
> Explain how anybody "midwest/west" has a better shot at
> Europe on 160 meters that W1/W2.
The ARRL 10 Meter Contest is fairly well balanced when it comes to intra-W/VE
competition. The last map (http://www.wm5r.org/maps/2003arrl10/) on this
page shows where the 10 highest U.S.A. scores are in each entry class and
power category. As you can see, top performers are spread out all over the
country with the exception of the Pacific Northwest. In 2001 (closer to
the solar cycle peak) even the Pacific Northwest got in on the top scores
more frequently: http://www.wm5r.org/maps/2001arrl10/
In 2003, the W/VE winners were:
category call section
---------------------------
SO MIX QP K9OM NFL
SO MIX LP K8IA AZ
SO MIX HP WC4E WCF
SO SSB QP W7YA ORG
SO SSB LP W4IX SFL
SO SSB HP W5PR STX
SO CW QP N5TW STX
SO CW LP WD4AHZ WCF
SO CW HP N4BP SFL
M/S NE4AA WCF
This would seem to imply an advantage to those in southerly latitudes,
with a particular advantage to Florida. Nobody from the Northeast wins -
but stations in Arizona and California do! Going back in time, the 2002
W/VE winners were:
category call section
---------------------------
SO MIX QP KG9X IL
SO MIX LP VY2TT MAR
SO MIX HP W9RE IN
SO SSB QP NX9T NC
SO SSB LP W3EP CT
SO SSB HP W5PR STX
SO CW QP VE5UF SK
SO CW LP K1TO WCF
SO CW HP N2NL SFL
M/S N2NT NNJ
This is a smattering of locations everywhere from Saskatchewan to southern
Florida, Connecticut to southern Texas. No true west coasters, but plenty
of west coast stations make the Top Ten boxes. Going back one more year,
the 2001 W/VE winners were:
category call section
---------------------------
SO MIX QP KG9X IL
SO MIX LP WE9V WI
SO MIX HP KQ2M CT
SO SSB QP K5RX NTX
SO SSB LP N2NB NLI
SO SSB HP W5PR STX
SO CW QP KG5U STX
SO CW LP K1TO WCF
SO CW HP K1KI CT
M/S N9RV IN
So, this breaks down to 30% Midwest, 30% Northeast, 30% South Central, and
10% Southeast. And this is near the peak of the solar cycle. None of
the stations with repeat victories are in the Northeast.
At the very least, you should conclude that the ARRL 10 Meter Contest is
one in which the W/VE competition is decidedly not dominated by the
Northeast. It is a contest in which, even near the top of the solar cycle,
victors come from just about anywhere east of the 100th meridian, and even
occasionally from west of that, and plenty of West Coast stations make
the Top Ten.
--
Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
kenharker@kenharker.com
http://www.kenharker.com/
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