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Re: [CQ-Contest] NA SPRINT CW Issues

To: "Hank Greeb" <n8xx@arrl.org>, cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] NA SPRINT CW Issues
From: steve.root@culligan4water.com
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:02:18 +0000
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Imagine what it looks like from our (MN) end Hank. We lose 20 meters 3 hours 
before Sprint even starts and 40 meters an hour before it starts. 

However I don't see any way to move times around that won't have a negative 
impact on somebody.

73 Steve K0SR 

-----Original Message-----
From: Hank Greeb [mailto:n8xx@arrl.org]
Sent: Monday, February 7, 2011 05:28 PM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] NA SPRINT CW Issues

Might help to move to 2300Z start time, but 40 was LOOONNNGGGG at 2300Z. I lost 
Minnesota stations in the MNQP from SW Michigan well before that, and had to 
switch to 80 metres for the final hour to find MN.I was pleasantly surprised to 
be able to work Minnesota with 5 watts on 80 metres @ 2300Z. Typically QRP on 
80 won't hack such a path until much later in the evening.72/73 de n8xx 
HgOperated as N1L in FYBO 2011, MNQP 2011, and CW NA-Sprint Feb 2011On 2/7/2011 
3:00 PM, cqtest97@k6vva.com wrote:> Message: 1> Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 12:01:11 
-0800> From: "K6VVA - Rick"> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] NA SPRINT CW Issues> 
To:> Cc: 'Steve N2IC'>> Since this sunspot cycle just isn't going to happen, I 
am now open to the idea of moving the start time to 23Z.> Whether we will be 
stuck in a real 'Maunder Minimum' or a derivation thereof, I second N2IC's 3830 
post comment.>> The horrific Digital/RTTY conflict issue on 40m still needs to 
be eliminated from NA CW Sprint future events.>> 73.>
 > Rick, K6VVA * The 
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