[CQ-Contest] What am I to think?

[VK4TS Trent Sampson]

Location, Location, Location

Have a look at the comparison section on RBN - Pick to close comparable stations and plot the signal strengths using the graph function, you will actually see the prop move in waves to each location, even close at hand like here in South east Queensland - 

It is a bitter pill to swallow but the same antenna, same height on the tower, has nothing to do with Terrain and local soil conductivity - Run an analysis of both QTH's via HFTA using the new tool that is on www.k6tu.net to gain an insight as to where they are picking up the extra Q's. It invariably will highlight a weakness you can or cannot overcome.  

It may be as simple as pointing a low tribander at South America..

and sometimes operators are just better. 

Regards 

Trent VK4TS

-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Charles Henry
Sent: Sunday, 17 May 2015 12:59 AM
To: Contest Internet
Subject: [CQ-Contest] What am I to think?

What should I think if I am 150 miles from a top scoring contest operator in a middling location, not horrid place and.........
I am a good short term contester and my co-operator is excellent.  We were on the whole contest and made about 37 Qs per hour overall.  We fully experienced dead bands/times, and did diligent search for any possible people to work, working out several bands several times.
Now abt 150 miles away, that other contest operator turned in over 90, that is NINETY, contacts per hour averaged over the whole contest (phone).
​What am I to think?  how did 'the other guy' get such a much higher rate when we were hearing the same bands????
Lets give the other guy a rate of 30 more QSO per hour to allow for his skill, desirable call sign, but same antennas.  That makes a huge 67 Qs/hour. or more than one per minute, FOR THE WHOLE CONTEST, averaging over the whole time.   Sixty-seven is still huge.
What am I to think?  K4VUD
Details of who/where are cloaked but principle is same 		 	   		  
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