contest on band where some classes don't have full priveldge

[kb9rqz]

question since contester want to mak e as amany contacts as possible on say or 80 where the advanced and extras have freqs they can but most us hams can't do the contest stay on the general freqs to find more targets or do the y spread out to the parts of the band where they get fewere license holder but likely esaier condiction to work in

[nx6d]

question since contester want to mak e as amany contacts as possible on say or 80 where the advanced and extras have freqs they can but most us hams can't do the contest stay on the general freqs to find more targets or do the y spread out to the parts of the band where they get fewere license holder but likely esaier condiction to work in

It depends. If the frequencies are crowded in the extra/advanced bands, I'll migrate north to the general band. I'll usually stay parked where I'm at if I have a good run going.

The DX stations tend to be at the lower band edges. So if you're working CQWW phone, you're better off in the extra freqs. If you're working CQWPX phone it's not as critical to get DX, but you want the prefixes for multipliers, working anywhere is ok.

Didn't do much this weekend. The antenna I have here is pretty crappy. I couldn't even hear JA's which usually boom into CA.

Dave NX6D
Tulelake, CA

[N2RJ]

You gotta consider that frequencies in contests are like real estate. It's all about location location location, and you have to get lucky to get a prime spot.

I'm sure that most of the General segments of the bands are taken up first, then followed by advanced and extra segments.

For some contests it's a bit different though. For example, some stations in WPX will go just outside of the US phone section so they can score more DX prefixes. That doesn't prevent some people ignorant of the rules to work them anyway, but it does cut down on the stateside contacts and nets a wider variety of prefixes.

[kb9rqz]

You gotta consider that frequencies in contests are like real estate. It's all about location location location, and you have to get lucky to get a prime spot.

.Indeed I do but what I rurently lack is the knwloedge to jde this new real estate yes thus I thank you for the rest of those remark I found them insightfull (which is what I was looking for)