[CQ-Contest] 2004 ARRL DX CW M/2 Shootout

[Grillo's]

Bill -

Your comment in comparing record scores is inappropriate.  Shootouts and
records are two different scenarios.

1. HC8N in 1999 was 3 operators.  We don't have enough detail yet on that
comparison.

2. Propagation conditions were likely quite different.

3. Contester participation may have been different.

Setting new radio records cannot be compared to a horse race or a football
game, where the playing field is always fixed.

Our playing field uses the magic of radio!  Knowledge of propagation during
the contest is critical to the success of a well run operation.

In addition to all this knowledge, the team has to work together inside the
shack such that their individual skills enhance the end result.

My hat is off to these great teams!

73,
Pete W0RTT
(CU all in SSCW.  The station and antennas will finally be there....will the
op be ready?)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Tippett" <btippett at alum.mit.edu>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 11:46 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] 2004 ARRL DX CW M/2 Shootout


> KU8E wrote:
>  >High Claimed DX M/2 Scores - ARRL DX CW
>
>   PJ2T  8188/352  8,646,528
>   FS5UQ 7847/348  8,192,268
>   PJ4R  7849/345  8,120,610
>   J7OJ  7644/350  8,026,200
>
>   What a shootout in the DX M/2 category this year !!
>
>          Very true...but even closer is the shootout between
> PJ2T and the 1999 record set at HC8N:
>
> Claimed 8294/350        8,708,700  (3830 below)
> Final   8039/350        8,440,950  (ARRL records)
>
> http://lists.contesting.com/archives/html/3830/1999-02/msg00370.html
>
> Congrats to PJ2T...it's now up to the log-checkers!  With
> typical error rates and penalties, it could be VERY close.
>
>                                          73,  Bill  W4ZV
>


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