[CQ-Contest] Run rate vs. S&P rate RTTY Roundup

[Jim Brown]

On 1/19/2023 4:50 PM, Art Boyars wrote:
> KK9A knows a lot more than I do, but I don't think "poor antenna" is the
> main factor in this case.  Lots of us get by with poor antennas.  I run
> 100W to a 200-ft-long dipole, and I can run IF I pick my band correctly.
> (Of course, I'm talking about CW and some SSB; I don't do RTTY.)

Yes, KK9A does know a lot more than you do. A resonant half-wave dipole 
antenna is a very good match on odd harmonics and presents a VERY high 
impedance a terrible match on even harmonics. A decent tuner can match 
your 200 ft-long dipole on bands where it is NOT a very high impedance.

I agree that propagation could have been at play. By the end of RTTY RU, 
20M might not have been jumping between W6 and W2, and 40M certainly 
does sometimes go long.

73, Jim K9YC