Not sure about the other KS stations. But here in NW KS, if I don't
spin the HiZ RX circle 8 around to point to SW, I just won't hear AZ
unless the station calling is really strong or the prop is peaking or
something - enough signal so it's detectable over the other callers,
strong to the point that I will spin in that SW direction to catch em.
In the CQ 160, on a few hours of part time run with about 600 Qs total,
I worked a bunch of WA (NW) and AZ (SW) stations - but the majority of
callers are for the Midwest are in the NE/SE direction. Suspect most
guys in the Midwest with directional RX have the same issue - you got to
point one direction and for unassisted guys running rate, that means
look east. Guys in assisted or working S&P to find state mults will
seek out the lower population states off to the west because they are
equally valuable.
I do point SW/NW from time to time but after working the few callers out
that direction, point back eastward as that the bulk. I'm not much of a
CW contester so I suppose that guys wiht better op skills, better
wetwork between their ears, and better self-discipline may have a
different read.
73/jeff/ac0c
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
www.ac0c.com
On 2/1/21 6:18 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
I worked 3 of those in the first 1/2 hour.
Only missed NE.
Rick N6RK
On 2/1/2021 12:22 PM, Wes wrote:
I noticed that too. NE, KS, SD, ND all missing. No one on or do we
have a skip zone?
Wes N7WS
On 2/1/2021 5:15 AM, Artek Manuals wrote:
Odd hole in the N. America prop� no ND, SD or VE5 all right together
geographically...hmmmm???
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