I don't know about strategy, but the latest predictions show solar flux in 
the 170 range next weekend, which should provide some good F2 propagation. 
Go where the stations are, and the multipliers will probably fall into 
place.  Phone activity can spread way up the band if it is active, so keep 
tuning upward until you reach frequencies where the activity has thinned 
out.  If you can switch quickly between phone and CW, I would recommend not 
segregating the modes by day, but really going where the QSO rates are high. 
There are not additional points for working people farther or closer, just 
multipliers for states, provinces, Mexican states and other countries.  Have 
fun.  These may be the best 10-meter conditions in years, or at least as 
good as two years ago.




Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message----- 
From: Tom Behler
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 8:13 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: ARRL 10-meter Contest Strategy

Hi, everyone.



The recent post from David (G3YXX) got me to thinking about the best
strategy for this week-end's ARRL 10-meter contest, and I'm now interested
in any thoughts from the group on what might be the best way to go.



My originally-planned strategy was to do a completely CW operation.  This
was based on the idea that you get 2 points per contact, and that you would
be working under considerably less-crowded band conditions.



However, David's idea of doing CW one day, and SSB the next has caused me to
re-consider my strategy.



I'm interested in what others who are planning to play in the contest are
thinking of doing.



I fully realize that, with my rather meager antenna setup here, I am not
going to be able to adequately compete with the big guns, but I would like
to see what kind of a score I can achieve during the hours I'll be able to
operate on both Saturday and Sunday.



Hopefully, band conditions will be reasonably good for the event.



Tom Behler: KB8TYJ