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[Jim Brown]

  On 9/28/2010 1:42 PM, Rsoifer at aol.com wrote:
> I once went to Liechtenstein (HB0) for  Field Day, camping.
> To my dismay, two other hams from Germany had done the  same thing.
> We were 3 stations with less than 100 ft. separation between  our antennas

Proximity to other contesters is a very big reason for using the best 
possible rigs on both ends. I have contesting neighbors 0.3 miles from 
me, two at three miles, four more in the 5-15 mile range. One of the 
major reasons we all bought K3s was that we wouldn't be able to coexist 
on the same band if we didn't. In fact, the one ringer who's still 
causing us grief is an ICOM user. :)

Another big reason is the sheer density of stations in big contests.  
Stations in JA have 15kHz on 160M for CW (and none for SSB). When the 
band is open to JA (and it is for most 160 contests), every station 
who's serious is jammed into that 15kHz. If you don't have a radio with 
a bulletproof front end and IF, you're not going to work much, and if 
you're generating a lot of trash, the guys on either side of you are 
going to set up lynching parties.

73, Jim K9YC