Just some random, rambling thoughts (from a relatively new contester) perhaps
not all accurate or rather, pertinent...
It's obviously a combination of things.
I would think high power makes a difference when prop is poor.
And receiver performance makes a big difference in my opinion.
I have compromised antennas. My dipoles (slopes?) are barely higher than 30
feet at one. My 80 meter antenna is a shortened dipole. My Moseley mini beam is
at about 30 feet.
My QTH is adequate. I operate one radio at 100 watts or QRP.
But I have placed in the top 10 in an NAQP RTTY sprint. I have placed first in
my ARRL region in some QRP CW IARU contests and have placed first in some CQWW
sub- categories.
I can't compete with the perennial contest winners or the big guns So I
sometimes pick and choose a category in which I can be competitive. Quite
frankly I simply enjoy contests. Lots of activity. And some friendly
competition with some local ham buddies.
With all that said, I have made contest contacts with the 746 power level
mistakenly set to 0 watts or with the wrong antenna.
Al
K2AL
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> On Mar 25, 2017, at 2:43 PM, Bill Turner <dezrat@outlook.com> wrote:
>
> ------------ ORIGINAL MESSAGE ------------(may be snipped)
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>> On Sat, 25 Mar 2017 12:04:48 -0500, you wrote:
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>>
>> Not true Neal...
>>
>> When your calling CQ in a contest, it's being heard. Not skill.
>>
>> 73
>> Jim W7RY
>
> REPLY:
>
> I agree with Jim. Skill is quickly learned. I'd say 99% of the contest
> ops are good enough. Other factors are more important.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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