The 3rd party messages separate the men from the boys in that contest.
Anyone can let the computer designate 5914 for G3XYZ. Copying the complete
exchange for SS in QRM, QRN and QSB is tough...much tougher than WW or any
160 contest.
When I operated from KH6, NWT was actually quite easy, same is true from
FL. From KH6 VO1 was tough. From NFL VI is tough since we look the other
way for the contest. It all depends how adept one is with SO2R and what
one's QTH is..
Bill K4XS/KH7XS
In a message dated 6/19/2014 10:57:58 P.M. Coordinated Universal Tim,
herbs@vitelcom.net writes:
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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>
>> 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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