Watching this debate, I've yet to see anyone say that they would pull up stakes and move to the upper mid-west (ie: RF's Black hole). Listening to both coasts run their juicy Q's while we here in thi
I wouldn't see myself pulling up stakes and moving to South Dakota to improve my ham radio situation, however one of the great things about ham radio is that you can do it from anyplace on the plane
Hi Trey, I live in Arizona and will consider myself west coast, east coast or midwest, whatever will get me the contact. I will not likely win a major contest but it won't be because of location. I r
Echoing Trey's comments I would suggest the secret to winning is to pick the contest/band/mode, maximize your station, and sharpen up your skills. Colorado may not be the blackest of black holes-- b
Yep. No doubt the closer you get to WB0O, the worse chance you have in doing well in a DX contest. I think everyone here, with a few clueless exceptions, understand this fact. Personally I marvel at
I think I whined about the East Coast advantage a couple of years back. I am wiser now. I try to do my best and be glad I did. I used to think that being in sparsely populated Eastern Washington was
Right. If you pick your own battle, you have a greater chance of success. I can't beat Tree, Trey, Ralph, etc. on HP SS but I can be competitive in LP SS. How true. Look what VE3BMV did with single b
<SNIP> Dean, I have to disagree with this. Au contraire, here's how it really works: 1) You're very young and you get a license. 2) You are using inferior antennas and radios 3) This causes you to be
That would be me (I'm young but not really young). That would again be me, with a low dipole and 100W Still working on this point, but I've gotten a LOT better with all the contests I'm doing. Nothi