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ARRL DX TEST - Where to Start Reply
by N4ZR on February 15, 2001 Mail this to a friend!
What band do you start on in the ARRL DX CW contest, and why?
 
RE: ARRL DX TEST - Where to Start Reply
by n6tr on February 15, 2001 Mail this to a friend!
20 meters.

Many of the DX stations start on this band looking for a few big hours before hitting the low bands. Often, they end up spending a lot of their daylight time on 15/10 where propagation is better.

There just isn't a better time to find all of these guys on 20 meters at the same time.

If you are a two radio wizard, you can do this while running guys. However, the short exchange in this contest make it much harder than the SS.

Tree N6TR
 
RE: ARRL DX TEST - Where to Start Reply
by N4ZR on February 15, 2001 Mail this to a friend!
Thanks Tree. Do you think that selection of 20M might in part be a West Coast thing? I know K3ZO starts on 40, but I always felt like I was missing something doing that, even though the rate is high.
 

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