On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:48:41 -0500, "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com> wrote :
> The key to winning a 160 contest is receiving. After that
> comes receiving, and then operating and then last 5 or ten
> dB on transmitting.
>
The non-key to winning is being heard in EU. If the Europeans can't hear
you all the receiving antennas in the world won't win you this contest.
> I had constant computer crashes in the ARRL 160, lost many
> hours of operating time, lost maybe 100 QSO's in paper
> notes, slept one night, and won. That didn't happen because
> I'm a good op. I'd have no trouble getting a certificate
> saying I am not. It happened because my system can hear
> fairly well on 160.
>
And transmit.
Pat N8VerticalWire
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