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Re: [CQ-Contest] Wouldn't it make sense to switch the ARRL 160 and 10m c

To: Gary Sutcliffe <w9xt@unifiedmicro.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Wouldn't it make sense to switch the ARRL 160 and 10m contests?
From: Henry Pollock - K4TMC <kilo4tmc@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 18:27:10 -0500
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Ditto to Gary's comment.  Leave it alone!

Henry - K4TMC


On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 1:36 AM, Gary Sutcliffe <w9xt@unifiedmicro.com>wrote:

> Here in Wisconsin the difference would have been only 5 min 24 seconds.
>  The length of day does not change much day to day near the solstice.
>
> By chance or by design, the 10M contest falls near the peak of the Geminid
> meteor shower. During the low part of the sunspot cycle meteor scatter
> contacts can account for a large portion of your contacts.
>
> Leaving them as they are would be best.
>
> Gary  W9XT
> www.w9xt.com
>
>
> On 12/19/2013 3:00 AM, Barry wrote:
>
>> It's not a big difference, but a little more daylight for 10m and a
>> little more darkness for 160m if they are switched around.
>> What say?
>>
>> Barry W2UP
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