Most of us don't have time to spend hours on end trying to break a
pileup. We use whatever we can get our hands on (amps, big antennas,
etc.) so we can break it and move on to the next one. Sure, I could
buy a home in an HOA development and try to work DX with a wire in my
attic and I could probably work DXCC with it but my family will be
pretty unhappy with the fact that I spend every waking hour trying to
do it. Everyone must pick their own battle. For me, "life is too
short for QRP or inefficient antennas". :-)
On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:42:43 EST, Cqtestk4xs@aol.com <Cqtestk4xs@aol.com> wrote:
> Whenever I hear about some enormous array or other equipment setup, I
> recall the article in QST some years ago where W1GKK was interviewed
> about DXing. W1GKK was and is the only ham to work EVERY country since
> WW2. No one will ever equal his accomplishment for the simple reason the
> deleted countries he worked are no longer available.
>
> He had only a modest station and worked only 20 meters. When asked the
> secret of his success, he replied "Be there when they're there".
>
> Excellent advice even today. Put away the big antennas, guys, and just
> get on the air.
>
> --
> Bill, W6WRT
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> No one disputes that modest stations can work DX. Of course they can. Big
> stacks on big towers are not necessary for that. But, they do make a
> difference in who generally makes it through the pile-up first, and who is
> able to hold
> a run frequency on 40 or 20. My BIP/BOP/TOP/BOT 4 bay stacks give at least 10
> dB advantage in just about every usable angle compared to a single identical
> mono-bander at any height up to 200 feet.
>
> Stacks are not for everyone. My BIP/BOP/TOP/BOT 4 bay stacks give at least
> 10 dB advantage in just about every usable angle compared to a single
> identical
> mono-bander at any height up to 200 feet.
>
> Stacks are not for everyone. Not everyone has the available resources and
> land to erect a tall tower for the big stacks. But, once you've used them,
> it's
> hard to go back to a single Yagi.
>
> Bill K4XS
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