Didn't some one say OPERATOR!!!!
George, W6GF
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> On Jul 25, 2014, at 2:59 PM, "Bob McGraw - K4TAX" <RMcGraw@Blomand.net> wrote:
>
> One point on radio selection that I suggest trying. From a generally
> accepted contest radio selection, based on the Sherwood Receiver test data, I
> encourage anyone to import the current chart into EXCEL. Then sort by brand
> and model and then by any other factor or factors you wish. Then what radio
> brand or model comes out to be #1. You'll be surprised.
>
> One other observation on the WRTC radios. The top three teams radios each
> represents a certain percentage of the entire radio choices. Of note, some
> 63% of the radios were the K-3 model. Yet only 16.6% of those ended up being
> used by the top three teams. Something sure seems out of balance.
>
> Yes, I agree, many factors impact ones choice of equipment for the event. As
> one pointed out, two of the K-3's in soft side cases are very light weight to
> transport. What figure of merit should apply here on this point? And
> familiarity of a radio is another factor of merit although a bit difficult to
> measure. There are many more factors that go into choices of radios not to
> mention price being one. Obviously some of the radios used were much more
> expensive than others. Then there were a couple that placed very high that
> are older and discontinued models yet they still managed to present a really
> decent performance. This says to me then there is something else in the
> winning equation besides the latest radio technology.
>
> Certainly appears to me the factors of radio choice, logging software choice
> and familiarity of same and operator skills with the radio and software must
> be balanced to be successful. Move one out or away and the vector result
> will be downward.
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Stricker via TenTec"
> <tentec@contesting.com>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 4:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Rigs at WRTC
>
>
> By no stretch of the imagination am I a contester, let alone a serious
> contester. I dabble in all the SSB contests, however, and my experience has
> been that once a radio has a minimum level of performance, ease of use winds
> up being more important. Perhaps the laboratory measurements don't really
> tell the whole story:-) The ICOMs are certainly a lot more user friendly than
> the American made radios.
>
> I would much rather use my modified IC-7200 over my Eagle under contest
> conditions and would much rather use my Eagle when I work my regular
> schedules.
>
> OK, now flame me.
>
> Mike, WA1SEO
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