[CQ-Contest] Contest competitiveness

[Radio K0HB]

Even worse than the whale....  Some guys have way too much skill.....  Follow this link http://www.tnellen.com/westside/harrison.pdf for some ideas on leveling the field.


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73, de Hans, K0HB
"Just a Boy and his Radio"
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On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 3:11 PM, RT Clay <rt_clay at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> This topic keeps coming back...and underneath that elephant is the whale in the room: propagation advantage of different locations which is an even bigger factor in both DX and domestic contests. Things can be done by contest sponsors to offset it a little- for example hold domestic contests at different times of the year; choice of multipliers and maybe distance-based scoring in DX contests.
> Tor
> N4OGW
> On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 9:37 AM, David Cockrum <n5do at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>  
>>
>>
>>As I read the responses about the history of low power, specifically 150 
>>vs 100 watts, I think we are missing the elephant in the room.When it 
>>comes to factors that help an operator do well in contests at the top of 
>>the list should go antennas.We divide competitors in many contests into 
>>three categories based on power:high, low, and qrp.Yet in each of these 
>>categories the best scores are made by those with the best antenna systems.
>>
>>For the most part the power categories divide us into groups that 
>>correspond to antenna systems as well.The stations with big antenna 
>>systems usually operate in the high power category, those of us with 
>>lesser systems often operate in low power and QRP categories.
>>
>>From my point of view I have a small antenna system (SteppIR at 50 
>>feet), but I know I have it much better than many others.After every 
>>contest in which a relatively large number of "casual" operators are 
>>worked, I receive many QSL cards which state the antenna is a "wire 
>>antenna in the attic," multiband vertical, or other marginal antenna.
>>
>>As long as there are communities that regulate antenna height and deeds 
>>with restrictive covenants, contesting will continue to have a hard time 
>>attracting new blood to replace our aging membership. No one wants to 
>>compete in an activity in which they have little chance to do well. 
>>Perhaps every contest should have a category for those individuals with 
>>restricted space antennas.
>>
>>73,
>>
>>Dave, N5DO
>>
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