Carl, I don't operate SS because as the hum drum of ancient 3rd party
message exchanges in the digital age its really very boring. I have
heard some ops say that without the spotting networks and if you miss
NWT you are sure to lose. This crucial multipliers the chances of
stumbling on to it is somewhere between slim and none.
Herb Schoenbohm KV4FZ
On 6/19/2014 5:13 PM, Carl wrote:
And with the leisurely pace of SS it could probably be done today
minus the spotting networks that many deny using in all contests.
The last SS I operated was as a guest op in the far west
burbs of Chicago in 71 or 72. With 2 towers and 5el monobanders 10-20
and 2 el on 40 a sweep was easy but boring. The rig was a Galaxy 5 and
Hunter 2000B.....far from high end state of the art.
Carl
KM1H
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Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Rig Question
On 6/19/2014 1:30 PM, Carl wrote:
** Perceptions, pressure, freebies all play into the picture. I wont
disagree the K3 has a good receiver, especially for CW but GOOD
DXpedition/contest ops have contended with worse for decades and set
new records
I remember when Chip, K7JA, paid me a visit in the early 80's
carrying along a new Yaesu FT-101EE and broke all records in the ARRL
SS by winning for the first time won both the Phone and the CW in the
same year as first place high scorer. Much of this can be chalked up
to a very good operator, second to a good location and rare
multiplier, and lastly to the radio. The purists at the time teased
Chip's use of an inexpensive "rice box" as the FT-101 was called back
then. Few would even list today such a radio as something they used.
Herb Schoenbohm., KV4FZ
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