re [CQ-Contest] Fish in a barrel

[Jeffrey Clarke]

> On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, Bill Fisher - W4AN wrote: 
>The "spirit of this contest" dictates that you don't go to KP4 or KP2
>to win SS.  It ain't right.  It's why none of the usual suspects do
>it.  The victory is hollow and meaningless given the lack of
>competition.  If you really want to win the SS and do it with pride,
>get a plane ticket to Dallas or New Orleans.


  Sorry... but I don't buy this. Just because you go to KP2/KP4
doesn't automatically mean you are going to win. I really think
the guys in W6 , Texas, Colorado have a much better chance of winning
then someone down south. Just think about it... how many of you have
your beams pointed south during SS weekend ??? I would say most have
them west... right at those W5/W6/W0 guys. Plus, when you are down 
south it's a 3 band contest - 20/15/10.... if they go bad your chances
go down the drain.

   I think it things just happened to fall in place for WP3R the last
couple years... the high bands have been great !! But just wait when
they go away 5 years from now... then the west coast guys will be
winning again.  SS will never be a fair contest for everyone ( ie 
east coast/midwest) like a DX contest contests are almost impossible
to win from anywhere other than the east coast.

                             Jeff  KU8E  

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