On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:12:58 -0500, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
Perhaps it's just me, but does anyone else see a dcided disadvantage
to being on either coast for a contest like this during the down side
of the sunspot cycle?

I think it's largely a chance thing - if the short-skip happens to go your
way then it's best to be in the middle. (this year the Texans got the
luck. Right now 5 of the 10 top claimed scores in high-power CW are in
Texas.)