hey tom:
I just ask the first station I contact...I just ask which zone I'm in and 
they are always more than glad to tell me.
I slapped up a 20 meter ham stick on to the edge of my roof at about 12 feet 
or so, today, that being saturday, and worked germany and italy the first 
two trys.
Conditions are amazing.  I was talking to british columbia, a short hop, and 
two minutes later, talking to brazil...20 meters is as open as I've ever 
heard it in the 7 years I've been on amateur HF...certainly more open than 
I've heard it in probably 10 years.
A big wave to all those people who said we were going to have the worst sun 
spot cycle ever recorded...it's looking amazing so far.
Even on my 20 nmeter ham stick at 12 feet, I was hearing all kinds of south 
american, and european stations on 10 meters as well.
I hope to get my carolina windom up in the middle of this week coming up, 
and then I'll have an even better idea of how things are.

73
Colin, V A6BS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 7:01 PM
Subject: Question about CQ WW DX SSB Contest This Week-end


> Hi, all.
>
> Can someone confirm for me that my CQ zone is 04?
>
> As you know, I am here in Michigan.
>
> I just thought it would be good to have the correct CQ zone number before 
> I
> get on the air for the contest and make a fool out of myself.
>
> Thanks, and I'm hoping to do at least some of the contest tomorrow.  Sure
> hope 10 meters holds up!
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ