W4EF:
>in general is 2 miles too close to operate the same 160
contest without incurring a significant handicap (clicks, phase-noise,
blocking)?
Definitely too close. I once lived ~2 miles from W0YK and
~4 miles from K0RF (flat terrain). It was impossible to operate when
they were on. At my present QTH I have one ham ~2 miles away who
runs 100W to a Ten-Tec Paragon and an inverted-V. When I had my
Orion (one of the best front ends there is) I could instantly tell
when he came on the band. If BOTH stations had K3s, it **might** be
possible to co-exist, but I wouldn't bet on it. And I suspect the
other guy will not be very happy to have you as a neighbor in
contests...after all, he was there first.
73, Bill W4ZV
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