[SECC] Fw: NAQP SSB KU8E Single Op HP

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I have to disagree with you guys. The stations with the big antenna farms have even more of an advantage when conditions are marginal, like they have been
the last couple years or so. It might be true that these stations have some lower antennas for domestic contests but it makes a big difference having a bunch of yagis high and clear in the air. Even running 100 watts these stations can work people on backscatter on the higher bands (20-15-10 meters) That is very difficult to do running an antenna like a dipole or some multiband antenna like a center fed zepp at maybe 30-50 feet high. Plus many of these big stations all have a yagi or even stacked yagis on 40 meters and maybe some directional wire array on 80 meters and a good antenna on 160.

Someone with a TH-6 at 60 ft and maybe a 2 el 40 above that can fare better against these guys. Those of us like N4GG and myself that are running wire antennas cannot. Even though Hal usually does good in the NAQP, it is not his
hardware but his ability as a good SO2R operator that gets him near the top ten. If he had an opportunity to operate at a good SO2R station with good antennas on 20/15/10 I bet he could either win or make the top ten.

I guess can't see the reasoning you all have that limiting everyone to running 100 watts levels the playing field. Scott, KB4KBS is running 100 watts to mobile whips inside his house. He is just happy to work someone. I do better than Scott  running the same 100 watts because my wire antennas
are up in the clear. If you compare my station to a W9RE, who has multiple yagis on 40-10 meters plus an 80 meter beam and a good antenna it isn't even close to being even. Do you call this a level playing field ? Your antennas make all the difference in the world. Even if Scott ran a kW to his mobile whips he still wouldn't be as loud as me running 100 watts because of his inefficient antennas.

 Any additional argurments that disagree with my view are welcomed. 

Jeff  KU8E


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