[RTTY] Not to beat the ANTENNA OVERKILL horse...

[Dick Stein]

Jerry,
Ditto! For sure this is getting out of hand. There is no way I can 
compete with super antenna stations running the same amount of power. 
New classifications leveling the playing field need to be created.
Dick
K2ZR
650' Center Fed Wire & 425' End Fed Inverted "L" both at 40' to 50'

Jerry Flanders wrote:

>HEY, GUYS - BIG ANTENNAS ARE KILLING COMPETITION! Maybe I have a 
>chemical imbalance, but I am a bit miffed at the NAQP RTTY scores. I 
>looked at the 3830 posted scores that finished above mine in NAQP 
>RTTY and noticed the many entries FROM GUYS USING TOWERS AND BEAMS.
>
>My score, if the stations USING TOWERS AND BEAMS are removed, jumps 
>UP. These stations may well have kicked my butt as BECAUSE OF THEIR 
>BETTER ANTENNAS, but I will never know for sure. That being said, I 
>do have respect for those that have the station and can effectively 
>handle an operation WITH THOSE BIG ANTENNAS.
>
>I think that it is time for the contest sponsors to take a closer 
>look at STATIONS USING MULTI-KILOBUCK ANTENNAS as a separate entry 
>class.  Entry classifications are to level the field for scoring and 
>this is not working.
>
>Jerry W4UK (with 30-50 ft high dipoles in pine trees)
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