Skip to main content


I'm finding it really hard to make #hamradio contacts in Delaware. Weirdly hard, given that the five states with smaller populations than Delaware were all much easier, even though some of them are further from me, and I've had no trouble making contacts in its neighboring states.

A few days ago I decided to try to be more strategic about contacting every US state since I was really close, and I've now spent probably twice the time trying to contact Delaware, as trying to contact all four of the other stragglers combined.

in reply to Ben Weinstein-Raun

I just did the math, and it seems like Delaware is the state with the #2 lowest non-urban population. Only Rhode Island should be more difficult
in reply to Ben Weinstein-Raun

Ok, now I looked at the ARRL license counts by state. Going by General+Extra only, modified for non-urban population percentage, Delaware comes out as the worst state.