In a message dated 6/29/04 6:42:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


> Having listened to our mostly CW
> bands at our QRP FD and looking at the early scores on 3830, comparing them
> to previous years, I notice almost no decline.
> 

Same here.

One word: Sunspots. Particularly in a contest like FD, where each band is a 
whole new world, apparent activity goes up and down with solar activity. In a 
contest like SS, where you work 'em once and never again, solar variation has 
different effects.

73 de Jim, N2EY
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