Ray, some thoughts...
Are you both using the same spot source? By that I mean are you both connected
to the same telnet station? Not all telnet stations are interconnected so it
is possible that you are not getting the same spots your friend is.
There is no question that there is a difference in propagation between W9 and
W4. I'm in central Connecticut and I see a difference between what I can hear
and what the guys in Boston hear.
Beam height is important but elevation more so. And what is in your near
field? You can be at 1000 feet asl but if you have a mountain to your
northeast (EU) that's 1200 feet asl, you are going to have a problem with EU.
Spots on Phone are reliant on stations making them. Spots on CW come mainly
from the RBN (reverse beacon network) and skimmers. There are no skimmers for
SSB (yet).
Hunting for multipliers is an art. Picking off spots is easy (point and click)
but no guarantee you are going to get 'em all. Careful tuning can pay
dividends. Besides, spots tend to attract attention and can be harder to work.
Pete Chamalian, W1RM
W1RM@Comcast.net
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From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+w1rm=comcast.net@contesting.com> On Behalf
Of Ray Mikula
Sent: Sunday, November 7, 2021 1:58 PM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQ WW DX SSB Midwest vs East Coast
I have an informal Competition with a ham who lives on the East Coast
(Richmond, VA). I live in the Midwest (Chicago Northern Suburbs). In last
weeks CQ WW DX SSB contest, he outdid me with many more multipliers. He had 63
more multipliers on 15M and 92 more multipliers on 10M. What is interesting
and frustrating is that we were both doing S&P (no running at all). I was
operating assisted using the cluster spotting in N1MM and I was very heavily
focused on multipliers. He, on the other hand was listening up and down the
bands, snagging contacts.
So, what I’m trying to figure out is how he ended up with so many more
multipliers. Is this the difference between East coast and the Midwest
propagation? Or is it my approach? Could it be that I missed so many
multipliers because they never showed up as spots? I would have thought that
almost everyone that was running would likely get spotted but perhaps that was
a really bad assumption.
Overall, we are both little pistols. His station my have a slight edge as his
beam is at 40 feet vs my 35 feet but that is about it.
So, two questions.
If one is running assisted what balance of clicking multiplier spots vs. tuning
up and down the dial tends to be most productive in snagging multipliers?
Second, how much of a difference is there between working a world wide contest
from the Midwest vs. the East coast?
Any insights would be appreciated.
73,
Ray Mikula (W9NZ)
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