As I said, it's a blend.
The best station won't always win, and the best operator won't always win.
(Sometimes neither one might win.).
He who brews the best blend (and is favored by the Chief-in-Charge-of-Props)
will drink from the Winners Cup.
73, HB
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On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Doug Renwick <ve5ra@sasktel.net> wrote:
> Some good thoughts Hans.
> "Stated a little differently, you could say "A competitor was the fellow
> acquired good skills and built a good station.""
> A good station helps but as I will show, it is not a guaranteed winner. I
> went to Montserrat in 1983; yes a long time ago with hand logging and no
> assistance, to compete in the WPX contest. Another fellow (American) also
> went and had for some years; his call VP2MGQ. I was renting a station that
> Bobby Martin, VP2MO, managed. I went and checked out the other station. He
> had a TH6 at 50-60 feet. Since he was entering the all band category, he
> suggested I choose a different category. Well I thought about that but
> decided that I came here to compete in the all band and that is what I did.
> Now the station I was using only had a A3 at 30 feet. It would not do well
> against the TH6 on 20m or the low bands. So I knew my strengths and
> weakness. As it turned out with some good planning and some luck, I was
> able to maximize my 15 and 10m contacts. And in doing so, out scored the
> other Montserrat station and set a new NA record. So a better station does
> not a guarantee a bigger score.
> Doug
> I wasn't born in Saskatchewan, but I got here as soon as I could.
> -----Original Message-----
> Well reasoned and well stated, Doug.
> Regarding your last point ("It's no longer an operator contest, but has
> become a technology contest."), I will take some exception, and use your
> opening statement to frame my comments.
> "Many years ago contesting was a competition of an operator and station
> against the world."
> Stated a little differently, you could say "A competitor was the fellow
> acquired good skills and built a good station."
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