Lots of philosophy.
And there is real life.
I have a completely normal RX for NA.
http://www.topband.in.ua/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_1154.jpg
If missing conditions - the best rx won't help!
In the third zone this should be known especially well.
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Nick, UY0ZG
http://www.topband.in.ua
Jamie WW3S писал 2020-12-02 02:15:
You got the part about short distance correct.....I live maybe 12-15
miles from Eric, NO3M.....I cant hear a fraction of the stuff he
does...of course phased beverage arrays on ten acres vs my small
80x180 lot in a subdivision makes a difference as well !!!! I swear he
can hear a cricket rub his legs together halfway around the
world.....Ive been somewhat successful using some EWE and a magnetic
receiving loop, always trying to tinker and find something that
works....Ive just about squeezed every antenna I can in my lot (tower
with 3L steppir, Hytower, 2L phased array for 40 and Inv L off the
tower for 160).....so my rx antennas go into the front yard, much to
my wifes and neighbors dismay......I may try a VE3DO loop instead of
the EWE this year, no rx antennas up yet, and 12+ inches of snow
today, plus more on the way means I may not have something up by the
contest weekend.....lifes too short to complain, try some small RX
antennas, you may be surprised at the results.....
------ Original Message ------
From: "Bob Kile" <midnight18@cox.net>
To: "Topband" <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: 12/1/2020 6:58:28 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: FW: CQWW a bust this year
Please, please, every year this so called SDR BS comes up. Maybe in
some cases it is true, maybe not. All of the top performing trophy
seeking stations must record their contacts during the contest. My
feeling is that most of the big guns don't have time to screw around
with SDR. It would make your brain swirl with the delay. It is not
much different than being off by 3-6db on power calculations.
So, rather than complain, spend as much time becoming a better
operator , building a better station and accept the fact on Top Band a
very short distance can make all the difference in the world of
hearing them and working them.
IMO
73, Bob W7RH
-- W7RH DM35OJ
“Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with
their minds.” – Albert Einstein
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