[CQ-Contest] not top-10 box competitions & comparisons

[Ken Alexander]

Nice to see somebody finally taking the ball and
running with it.  Seems like a better way to see if
the concept will work than a bunch of us (verbally)
fumbling around.

What about combining 1, 2, 5 and 6 and simply
reporting ERP per band, plus whether the antenna was
non-directional (N), bi-directional (B) (dipole and
its variants) or unidirectional (U) (yagis, phased
arrays, etc)?

ERP accounts for transmitter output, coax losses and
antenna gain.

These items (at least) might be reported as follows:

[Band]: [ERP][AntType][Height]
 
for example - 160: 250B60 (160m band, 250W ERP,
bidirectional, feedpoint 60 ft above ground...and so
on for each band used.

Just a thought.

73,

Ken Alexander
VE3HLS



--- kr2q at optonline.net wrote:

> What exactlyl would be "important" for you
> non-top-ten types to view in order to 
> make a serious comparison?  I am looking for real
> input, not silly stuff.
> 
> I might see:
> 
> 1.  Number and height of towers / antennas
> 
> 2.  Antenna description(s). [maybe "tribander" is
> too broad...TA33JR vs one of those
>  monsters on a 50' plus boom might not seem "fair"
> -- or stacked tribanders]
> 
> 3.  Description of rig(s) used.  
> 
> 4.  Distance from salt water / Elevation: absolute
> and relative to surrounding X km.
> 
> 5.  Coax loss / age of coax / type of coax (or open
> wire, etc)
> 
> 6.  Power output in 100 watt increments for "HP"
> 
> 7.  Years experience contesting
> 
> 8.  Number of times: Participation at a M/M or M/S
> 
> 9.  Listening antennas
> 
> 10.  Hours participation
> 
> 11.  Your age
> 
> 12.  Your "comfortable" CW speed for contesting
> 
> 13....
> 
> So...what is important to YOU?  Again, let's just
> assume that this stuff can be (somehow) made
> available to the public.  What listed above is
> important?  What listed above is "stupid?"  
> What else would you like to see that would make
> comparisons more meaningful TO YOU?
> 
> de Doug KR2Q
> 
> 
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