[RTTY] Not to beat the SO2R horse...

[Jack West]

Hi Bill,

The geography thing is so true.  When it comes to DX, here in the Northwest
we call
ourselves "The Suffering 7's" due to our northern lattitude.  Propagation
from here
certainly is not as good as it is from Arizona or Southern California, and
it is a very
long distance to Europe over that pole.

Years ago, I used to blame those "California Kilowatts" but now I know it
just
geography.

Knowing this, I take on a mind set to try to beat last year's score and see
how I
did against local competitors in my area.

Ham radio is a wonderful hobby and a great freedom.

51 years of continuous activity here... I still dream of owning an ampliier
and
 a tower higher than 33 feet.

73
de Jack / W7LD / "Lucky Dog"

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Turner" <dezrat at copper.net>
To: "Jeff Stai" <jds at twistedoak.com>
Cc: <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Not to beat the SO2R horse...


> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>
> On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:32:19 -0700, you wrote:
>
>
> >So, presumably we will also see the West Coast and East Coast no longer
competing against each other in DX contests. Cool.
> >
> >Are there any horses left in the herd?
>
> ------------ REPLY SEPARATOR ------------
>
> In a DX contest, west coast will never beat east coast because of
> proximity to Europe. Likewise, I have noted in recent RTTY contests
> that Europe is consistently beating the east coast too.
>
> No big deal, geography rules.
>
> I have always felt that the real competition is between stations in
> the same general area, not between coasts or continents. Equalizing
> the hardware as much as possible makes that competition much more
> intense and rewarding. Don't you agree?
>
> Bill, W6WRT
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