Topband: remotes

[Jeff]

100% agree Mike.

Have never looked up DXCC totals for others.
Contests were to see how many countries I could work.

Been active from my only QTH, a 1/4 acre city lot, for
30+ years solely to compete against myself. Obtained
#1 honor roll in 2015, but quickly realized that 160m
was the true challenge and got hooked. Put up my own
tower & later shunt fed with home made capacitor &
over 1,000' of radials. Have tested dozens of TX & RX
antennas with multiple pre amps & chokes, but have
run out of land & options, so now have focused on
weak signal modes like FT8 for that 10db advantage
and also for accessibility from dxpeditions on those
short rare openings to Nebraska.

I realize there are some areas of the world I will
never work on 160m from my small city lot, but I keep
pushing forward with all the current tools available.


Jeff
NE0DX


Michael Tope wrote:
> People are driven by different things. For instance, I would be lying if I 
> claimed I wasn't competitively driven. And I can tell you that at points in my 
> life it has caused me to "lose perspective". Have I been overly enthusiastic 
> with the drive to my Alpha 91 amplifier on occasion? Yes. Have I driven like 
> an idiot in the wee hours of the morning in hope of getting to my station in 
> time to work a new one? Yes. For some folks, their narcissism seems to be so 
> bad that there are no lines they won't cross to be able to claim top-dog 
> status (e.g. Europeans using North American remotes to work new ones on 160, 
> claiming to be unassisted in contests while using DX cluster assistance, etc).
>
> I think the best advice I've ever heard in this regard is to compete with 
> yourself instead of competing with others. For instance, I can almost 
> guarantee that I will never make top 10 in the CW Sprint contest. I can, 
> however, try to best my previous scores (and hopefully stave off cognitive 
> decline). Push yourself to be a better operator and/or station builder, use 
> the accomplishments of your betters to show you what is possible, take pride 
> in your accomplishments, enjoy the thrill of rare openings, and first and 
> foremost - have fun!
>
> 73, Mike W4EF...............
>
>
> On 2/6/2024 5:39 AM, uy0zg via Topband wrote:
>> But in reality everything is much more complicated. We talked here in the 
>> reflector and went our separate ways..
>> For example, someone on this list honestly earned 300 countries :
>>
>> http://www.arrl.org/system/dxcc/view/DXCC-160M-20240206-USLetter.pdf
>>
>> He's been working on this for decades. And suddenly some completely 
>> unfamiliar and envious mug without RX antennas (and maybe without a station 
>> at all) declares 320...
>>
>> Calling it simply injustice is not enough...
>>
>>
>> 309
>> UT5UGR
>> W3GH*
>> 308
>> I4EWH
>> IV3PRK
>> K8GG
>> SM6CVX
>> W5IZ
>> 307
>> DJ7MI
>> IK4MGP
>> K4SV
>> OH5VT
>> RZ3AM
>> UT3UA
>> VE3EJ
>>
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>> ---
>> Nick, UY0ZG
>> http://www.topband.in.ua
>>
>> Mike Smith VE9AA писал(а) 2024-02-06 14:51:
>>> I knew it was all over many years ago when I worked a 20dB/9 Italian station
>>> around Sunrise here in one 160m contest. (1pm in Italy)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have never applied for DXCC.  I know what I worked and keep track of it
>>> here locally.  I am the only person who really
>>>
>>> cares what all the numbers are and since the ARRL DXCC program has (imo)
>>> become so watered down in the last couple decades there is little reason to
>>> ever apply.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Be happy with who you see in the mirror every morning and celebrate those
>>> around you who are doing it the way that appeals to you.  For those that
>>> aren't.well, don't concern yourself with them.  They don't diminish what
>>> you've done.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 73 Mike VE9AA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike - Keswick Ridge, NB, Canada
>>>
>>>
>>>
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