[CQ-Contest] VE vs W/K (or PEI vs the rest of the world)

[kr2q at optimum.net]

In this long chain of posts on this topic, a recent post stated:

[snip]
Of course the West coast isn't going to come close to the East coast in a DX contest.
[end snip]

On average, historically, that is true.  But it is NOT an absolute truth.

Check out a PDF of my 2008 Dayton Contest Forum presentation, ala K3LR
http://www.kkn.net/dayton2008/when_giants_walked_the_bands.pdf

See slide 18.

Please note that in 1971 and 1976, W7RM won M/M (CQWW SSB) and that in 1986, 
N5AU also won M/M (CQWW SSB).  

And let's not forget K3LR (effectively in Ohio) who is putting together a huge string of M/M wins..

de Doug KR2Q