[CQ-Contest] CW NAQP Observations

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VE1OP writes:
I think in a domestic contest such as NAQP, it's more about antennas and 
operator prowess than it is with power.
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Uh, maybe antennas, but definitely the operator prowess.  With my big towers 
and stacks, I could only come up in the top twenty or so in the NAQP last 
weekend.  Nope, the conditions didn't stink, the operator did.  I am not a CW 
man.  Many guys kicked my butt last weekend with rather moderate stations.  
Yes, the antennas help.  However, I'll put my money on a WARC top ten 
finisher with a average station over an average op at a great station in 
almost any contest...domestic or DX.
Now to put a great op at a great station...that's a winner, or close to it.
See you all tomorrow in SSB NAQP.
Bill K4XS