[WIQPmail] Mobile: low band phone question

[Rich Westerberg]

There was a lot of activity on 75M phone last year as I remember.  Much
more than in MNQP.

Rich
N0HJZ

On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 12:13 PM Jon Platt via WIQP-Mail <wiqp-mail at warac.org>
wrote:

> Hello all.
>
> As a single-op unassisted mobile (no driver), sometimes I will run 20m
> phone while driving to my next county.  Phone Q's made while driving are
> recorded on a voice recorder and then transcribed into my log after the
> contest.  However, with the exception of the early afternoon hours, 20m
> phone does not look to be very productive given where we are with sun
> spots.  My perception is backed by looking at the data provided in the last
> few WiQP result articles.  So, I am looking to learn from other WiQP mobiles.
> What has been your success in running 40m and/or 75m phone from your
> mobile during the WiQP?   Yes, I know that phone Q's are 1 point vs 2 for
> CW, but lets forget that for now.  Low mobile antenna efficiencies on 40
> and 75m makes me wonder if its worth the effort & time.   After say 40 and
> 80m CW, is 75m mobile the place to be?   Comments?
>
> 73, Jon
> W0ZQ/m
>
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