Bob - In a nutshell: I think "tough cookies". K1ZM saw an advantage, exploited it, and has apparently won both modes of ARRL DX. Good for him. I'd do the same thing if I could work it out. There hav
The problem is that DX contesting essentially is a non-competitive exercise for the vast majority of the United States and Canada.......................................de W4PA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Scott, thanks for at least admitting that geography creates an advantage. Also, I am thankful that you have made a distinction between rules and score reporting. My reading of most contest rules does
Hello, ... I work more guys inland with a GP than guys with a 3 el or larger mono yagi up over 30 meters on 14MHz band. I work more guys with a dipole or a loop than guys with a 3 el or larger mono y
K4XS: We'll have to agree to disagree on this one. The majority of the USA and Canada does NOT have a shot at winning ARRL DX, either mode. Yes - if things go just your way - sure. But going "just yo
Author: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker@kenharker.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 14:06:05 -0700
These maps, unfortunately, do not include Canada (the mapping engine I use for free is from the U.S. Census Bureau, and does not include Canada.) I also have not done a map for 2004, yet. http://www.
Yeah, right ! When was the last time you (or anyone else who normally lives near the east coast) operated from west of 90 degrees W longitude and came even close to winning the SOAB high power catego
Maybe the November Sweepstakes. 73s JOhn NE0P __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __
lives even it W5, WM5G ARRL SSB 1991 Stu KC1F _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contes
We are destined to dominate SS! contest. Yeah, right ! When was the last time you (or anyone else who normally lives near the east coast) operated from west of 90 degrees W longitude and came even cl
I, for one, have contested from W5, W8 and now W1. There is no question that the east coast is easier than W8 and W5 to win the contest or get into the top ten in ARRL DX or CQ WW as a SOAB effort. S
Heck yeah, I agree. Come to Oregon, that's a real hot spot to work the contests from! 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com ht
There are some great operators in W1-2-3-4, but Steve is right. Virtually no shot from west of the Mississippi in any contest where Europe is essential for contacts or multipliers. Jim, N3BB/5 ______
Yes - that was a very fine effort by N5TJ but the world has changed since the early 1990's. You should look at the top ten over the last 5 or 10 years. The huge increases in European amateur populati
Were dx contests more even years ago when JA's seemed to be more plentiful? In the 70's and 80's we were as excited about the JA runs as we were about the EU runs. What Happened?? Did you guys on the
How interesting: KQ2M, a guy who enjoys almost all the advantages possible for an ARRL DX Test is complaining because someone else has one he doesn't. East coasters, in general, deflect mention of th
You're kidding, right? Both the ARRL 10 and ARRL 160 involve working a lot of Europeans, at least by the top stations. Explain how anybody "midwest/west" has a better shot at Europe on 160 meters th
If you are frustrated about trying to win a DX contest from home there is a simple solution. Do what I do and go be the DX that everyone is chasing. I realized a long time ago that I would never have
Author: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker@kenharker.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 16:43:38 -0700
The ARRL 10 Meter Contest is fairly well balanced when it comes to intra-W/VE competition. The last map (http://www.wm5r.org/maps/2003arrl10/) on this page shows where the 10 highest U.S.A. scores ar
Original message: ____________________________________________________________________ Finding a way is easy - create a handicap, just like in golf. Average out scores of different areas over many co