On Wed, 12 May 1999, Jon Ogden wrote:
> I will admit that it is frustrating to try a low power operation with a
> tri-bander and get no where because of the big guns. It sure was easier
> when I got my PA working for the CQWWPX and had some umpf behind me. But
> still it is hard to compete with a stacked array. I admire those guys who
> do a low power effort and still score more than a lot of the big guns.
Hello !
I usualy enter on the low power cathegory because I have no Amp.
Also I don't have any filters for SSB or CW on my equipment, I
know how it feels when a big gun appears on a near frequency with
its tremendous signal and proporcinal splatering and in spite
of not being on your precise freq he doesn't allow you to copy
anyone below signal strength 7 or more !! Of course that he didn't
hear the low power guy when he started his CQ because the low
power station does not produce a splatering of 2kHz and even if it
did the big gunner has always a nice filter on the receiver to
eliminate that !
In conclusion I believe that filters are essencial when the band
is crowded. Also (and its not for being a low power enter) I think
that the low power stations with only 100W and a small tribander
have to develop a very high operation technic if they want to
to something in a contest !
I got 1st place in Europe on 10m low power last CQ WPX CW and
my station is just an Icom IC-725 100W (NO CW FILTER) and
thre antena is a 2 Element tribander (TH2). I wonder how many
of those big gun operators who are used just to call CQ during
90% of the contest time without ever having problems with someone
"stealing" his frequency, would perform with a smaller station !?
73 de CT1ELP Pedro
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