Thanks, Lloyd. I'm planning to participate in both contests, as much as my schedule allows, so will hope for the best. Tom Behler: KB8TYJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2013 1:45 PM Subject: Re: ARRL CW Sweepstakes Contest, Anyone? > There is some likelihood that the CQWW CW contest, November 23 and 24, > will > have a high solar flux number, because the sun rotates in 27 days and this > contest is 28 days later than CQWW phone. But solar active regions remain > active for limited unknown periods of time. I think mid-December will > probably be better than last year, but not as good as two years ago. Of > course, part of the ten meter contest depends on sporadic-E propagation, > which has a secondary peak in mid-winter and is not affected much by solar > activity, but which can sometimes be nonexistent. So if you want to build > your DX total on 10, CQWW CW will probably be worth a try, and the > ten-meter > contest might be good. > > > > Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD > http://lras.home.sprynet.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Behler > Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2013 1:12 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: ARRL CW Sweepstakes Contest, Anyone? > > Lloyd: > > I understand your point regarding the rationale for the rather lengthy > Sweepstakes exchange. I never really thought of it that way, but it does > make sense. > > Anyway, will look for you in the contest. > > Am still not sure how many hours I'll be able to devote to the contest, > but > I hope to do at least some hours of operating this evening and a good part > of the day tomorrow. > > Regarding recent 10-meter conditions, do you have any thoughts on whether > conditions are as likely to be as good for the ARRL 10-meter contest in > mid > December? > > If conditions are anywhere near like they were last week-end, the contest > should be lots of fun, for sure. > > Tom Behler: KB8TYJ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 10:37 PM > Subject: Re: ARRL CW Sweepstakes Contest, Anyone? > > >> Potomac Valley Radio Club is attempting to keep its championship status. >> I >> have to plan a chapel service for the NFB state convention, which is next >> weekend, but intend to put in severals in SS CW. The exchange is >> cumbersome, but it's more like the preamble of a piece of traffic, and >> gives >> people greater opportunities to show whether they can really copy CW or >> phone through QRM. Hope to see you in the pileups. >> >> BTW, I ended up with 643 QSOs last weekend in the CQWW SSB. Our biggest >> local multi-multi, W3LPL, had over 10,000 QSOs last weekend. Of those, >> the >> 10-meter component was 3,131 QSOS in 161 countries, in 39 of the 40 >> possible >> zones! Ten meters was about as good as it's going to get during this >> cycle. >> 73, >> >> Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, MD >> http://lras.home.sprynet.com >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tom Behler >> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 8:24 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: ARRL CW Sweepstakes Contest, Anyone? >> >> Hi, again, everyone. >> >> As I said in my last post, I'm planning on giving the ARRL Sweepstakes CW >> contest a shot this week-end. >> >> The contest runs for 30 hours, from 2100 Z Tomorrow afternoon, until 0300 >> Z >> early Monday morning. That translates to 5 p.m. tomorrow, until 10 p.m. >> Sunday evening, if you take into account the switch to Eastern standard >> time >> tomorrow night. >> >> Personally, I feel the exchange in the Sweepstakes contest is a bit >> cumbersome, but I'm going to give it a try anyway. >> >> I'll be running in entry category A.--single op low power. >> >> I certainly won't be able to operate nearly the full 30 hours, but hope >> to >> get some good operating time in tomorrow and at least part of Sunday. >> >> Hope to work at least some of you from here in west-central lower >> Michigan. >> >> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ >> >