I had intended to do a lot more CQing than I did. I tried it on several
occassions and the results were poor. So I did a lot of S&P. I was only
able to operate 6 hours due to my dang back hurting too much, so I would
say I didn't present much of a target... hi.
I don't think a "NVIS" antenna would do a bit of good with the long skip we
have been having. Although it might be a worthwhile experiment to find out.
Dan/W4NTI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Walker" <rnwalker at bellsouth.net>
To: <secc at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 11:04 AM
Subject: [SECC] NAQP Strategy
>I feel somewhat better now that I've heard Dan (W4NTI) and Greg (K4NO) both
> indicate that they had trouble hearing local stations on 40. During the
> contest, I was of the opinion my problem stemmed from my lack of an NVIS
> antenna on 40.
>
> Since we were required in this contest to take time off in 30 minute
> increments, I decided to experiment with a "CQ-Only" approach and not do
> any
> S&P. I did this for a couple of reasons. First, I am behind schedule
> with
> getting my SO2R configuration set up. Second, I need more practice with
> "running mode." So, I simply took my breaks when my rate dropped off.
> The
> "local" multipliers I missed on 40 using my approach were AL, LA and SC.
> I
> made one exception to my "experiment" and actually spent some time on 40
> and
> 80 looking for W4NTI and K4NO since I knew beforehand that they were going
> to be in the contest. I wanted to listen to the productivity of their
> CQ-ing to see how my lack of an NVIS antenna might be affecting me. Also,
> I
> thought they might be in the same boat I was in and would want to
> "exchange"
> AL multipliers. Although I never heard Dan or Greg on 40 or 80, I felt
> that
> they had to be on these bands somewhere due the lack of demand for AL that
> I
> received from my CQs.
>
> One other experiment that I conducted in this contest is that I downloaded
> W6ELProp, configured it in accordance with my station capabilities, set it
> to automatic update mode and displayed it constantly on my second monitor.
> I wasn't sure that it would be very helpful, but I was pleasantly
> surprised.
> It gave me a constantly updating visual reference, and it was surprisingly
> accurate even on 40 meters.
>
> My biggest weakness on this contest (besides the lack of a 160M antenna)
> is
> a lack of understanding of how to effectively "move" multipliers in the
> middle of a run without losing your CQ frequency. Does anyone have a good
> strategy for this that they are willing to share?
>
>
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