Topband: CQ 160M Contest and a question about shunt feeding

[Pat Collins N8VW]

On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:48:41 -0500, "Tom Rauch" <w8ji at contesting.com> wrote :

> The key to winning a 160 contest is receiving. After that
> comes receiving, and then operating and then last 5 or ten
> dB on transmitting.
> 

The non-key to winning is being heard in EU.  If the Europeans can't hear
you all the receiving antennas in the world won't win you this contest.


> I had constant computer crashes in the ARRL 160, lost many
> hours of operating time, lost maybe 100 QSO's in paper
> notes, slept one night, and won. That didn't happen because
> I'm a good op. I'd have no trouble getting a certificate
> saying I am not. It happened because my system can hear
> fairly well on 160.
> 

And transmit.

Pat N8VerticalWire