>> Here are a few thoughts for the 2004 sponsor assuming
>> someone steps up to the plate. First, repeat the Finns' excellent
>> idea of identical antennas over flat terrain at the same height within
>> a limited geographic area, but remove antenna interaction and local
>> line noise problems from the equation.
>>
>> How to do this?
>>
>> 1. Locate 50 stations along a remote flat seacoast a set distance
>> from high tide levels every mile along a 50 mile stretch of isolated
>> beach.
Or small ships at sea spaced out over some distance, but the cost would
be too much.
I had a great time working the OJ's and found they would pick my call out
very quickly. Conditions here in Alaska were excellent, best I have heard
in years which is odd for July. All the OJ stations usually had the same
signal strength but I also noticed some would have a huge pile and others
not, strange.
Now that's it's over and the contest world has to agree that Dan and Jeff are
indeed the best, I have some questions about the rules the Finns used. Maybe
they could explain to me and the next possible WRTC rule's committee their
logic or thinking.
-- CW and SSB count the same points and no additional multiplier for a second
band mode QSO.
This rule prevents any advantage for a team with equal skills in both
modes.
A team that can do both modes well should be rewarded but this rule says
that a SSB team only can also compete. Is this what we want?
-- Radio A only makes the QSO.
-- Op B can't make QSOs.
-- Op A can not touch radio B
This rule prevents any advantage for a team that can work well together. Two
ops that can read each other's mind and can operate as a team should be
rewarded, but these rules clearly take that away. I assume these rules were
to prevent the "long time together" teams from swamping the playing field,
but again, is this what we want?
73 Rich KL7RA
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