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<p>20m CW was really good at the start yesterday. With a beam at 58'
pointed SE from Green Lake County I easily had callers while
running. Our setup shared antennas amongst four positions so we
didn't get to 40/80 CW until about half-time. 80 was noise before
5pm but last hour picked up. 10m was all coastal and 15 was sparse
as well. We missed 15 counties and three states despite having a
very high score (958 contacts).<br>
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<p>It all depends on the propagation and what the bands feel like
doing. Given this is an all daylight contest the higher bands will
extend beyond the US. <br>
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<p>Tony KX3H (N9GMT M/M)</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/11/2024 6:39 PM, Robert Lunsford
via WIQP-Mail wrote:<br>
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both IN STATE and OUT OF STATE.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">In State:</div>
<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">In the past years that I have
set up shop in the Super 8 parking lot in Dodgeville (Iowa
County) I have tried 20m SSB specifically and had DISMAL
results at best making ANY Qs. Not sure if it is a time of
year thing, since I have similar results in Winter Field Day
(from multiple different states) or just what the problem is.
So not sure it is a promotion thing or just a conditions
thing. I have not tried 20m CW from WI in the QP yet, did for
Field Day and it worked well. I know by June when I do the KY
QSO Party I still have dismal results on 20m SSB but 20m CW
has absolutely rocked. 40m has always been my money band in
WI (QP and FD both).</div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Out of state:</div>
<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Granted, I am in OH so I am
close enough for 40m. The gaggle of guys on 40m worked great
for me! A couple times I had the amp in stand by after
re-tuning from CW to SSB or the other direction and still
busted the pile up with a mere 24 to 32 watts.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I have had similar results
the first weekend in May doing IN QSO Party. At the end of
August doing OH QSO Party 20m is money all contest long.
Saturday I was trying my best to work some OK and ID QSO Party
contacts and I ended up with 1 OK on 20m SSB and 1 ID on SSB
and 1 ID on RTTY, and that was it. Otherwise 20m was ALL DX.
10m was HOT all weekend, if you wanted to work everyone in PY,
LU, and CE.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Just one guy's observation
from West-Central Ohio and South-West Wisconsin over a few
years.</div>
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<div> On Monday, March 11, 2024 at 10:22:53 PM UTC, Joe via
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<blockquote type="cite"> <font size="4" face="Consolas">I
wonder how we can promote more Wisconsin Stations to
operate on 20 and up more.<br>
I understand there are more mults to be grabbed on
80/40 for the Wisconsin Stations.<br>
Just seems like the contest is a WIQP, and only for
Wisconsin Stations.<br>
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I did the upper bands as much as possible, but the
RUNS were just not there to be had.<br>
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