Man! I must have talent. I worked 48 countries wit a 155 feet vertical loop
10 feet off the ground with 100 watts.
Ron
K3MIY
Quoting Al Gulseth <wb5jnc@centurytel.net>:
> To borrow from an old quip: any fool can work DX with a kilowatt amp and a
> big
> antenna. It takes talent to do it with LPCA (Low Power, Crummy Antenna.)
>
> 73, Al
>
> On Tue July 3 2012 10:14:40 am Nathan Moreschi wrote:
> > While big antennas and high power are nice, you do not need them to be a
> > successful DXer. I know of several people on the Honor Roll or close to it
> > who have got there with 100 watts and simple wires. One person comes to
> > mind who used almost all dipoles. His band totals are very high and he has
> > over 100 countries on 160 with a low dipole and 100 watts.
> >
> > Another huge ingredient is operator skill. Timing, understanding
> > propagation, where to call in a pile-up and patience all fall into the
> > skill category. In many cases, a good operator with a small station will
> > break the pile-up before the less skilled operator with a big station
> will.
> >
> > My fear is that when people read they need big antennas and lots of power
> > to be a successful DXer is that they will give up too soon.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Nate/N4YDU
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