[TowerTalk] 5 db required to see?

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 05/25/2000 7:12:53 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
aa4lr@radio.org writes:

> Another aspect may come into play. It's conceivable that a modestly 
>  skilled operator using a not-to-directional antenna, and unfamiliar with 
>  all the nuances of propagation could capture more multipliers by chance 
>  than the same operator with a very directional antenna. 
>  
>  I'm of the opinion that operator skill is a bigger factor in producing 
>  scores than antennas.

      Totally agree. I think it's 80% operator and 20% hardware - or even 
more on the operator side. In the first WRTC in Seattle in 1990, the best 
stations didn't win. 

Cheers,    Steve    K7LXC

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