In recent years progress has been very slow so I don't see my WAS being finished any time soon. Perhaps there is some resource on the web that could assist me with arrangements for the remaining states, or even some readers in these states who would help me?
I thought initially that Alaska and Hawaii would be hard, but they were not. Instead the hard ones have turned out to be the 9 grey/red states in the map: North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and Oregon. The two last ones are unconfirmed so that is why they are red.
The most successful bands for me have been 20 m and 15 m and the best opportunity for new states has been the ARRL DX contest in February each year, but maybe next weekend's CQ WPX contest also will help.
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I notice you're using JT65. Download JT-Alert from hamapps.com. This plugin connects to both JT65-HF and you're logbook and will give an alert a new state is on the air. I completes WAS within one year only using a Magnetic Loop antenna due to limited space (6.8-20 MHz). WYoming is the most difficult state for most operators, but yesterday I was lucky on 18102 kHz.
ReplyDeleteGood idea. I haven't used JT65 in a while, but now that I have the FM-filter ready to be installed in my K3 it's time to try that again. Thanks.
DeleteLook up when each state QSO party takes place. There usually is quite a bit of activity during these. Then monitor the spotting sites.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice. I'll give that a try.
DeleteI've made some progress. Wyoming, WY, is now the only missing state. It seems to be the least populous state in the US, with slightly more than half a million people, 1/10 even of a small country like Norway.
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