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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Any additional argurments that disagree
with my view are welcomed. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeff KU8E</FONT></DIV>
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