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.
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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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