[TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 259, Issue 21

[Gregg Seidl]

Good lord, gentlemen! Why do each of you have to be right? Small ego? Let
it rest!
The best antenna is the one you can install and actually use!
Some are better than others.

Gregg K9KL

On Sat, Jul 27, 2024, 11:50 AM GEO Badger via TowerTalk <
towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:

>  What does DX stand for? I thought it meant "distance", though I could be
> wrong.
> The west coast has some difficulty working the many stations in Europe and
> Africa. There is an additional 3K miles to be added on as Jim points out.
> And we have a big pile of dirt to the east of us. The last time I checked,
> RF doesn't go through dirt.
> Speaking of dirt, even with an impressive ground conductance, 3K miles and
> the Rockies will add a degree of difficulty.
> K9YC says:No, it's about east coast stations in DX contests (and DXCC)
> starting on
> third base and thinking they hit a home run. Anything based on countries
> count gives anyone around the Atlantic Basin a huge advantage. You
> realize it when you say you're competitive with stations in W1, who are
> hundreds of miles closer to EU, but discount it when thinking about
> stations that are 3,000 miles farther from EU.
>
> ---
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> 73 de W3AB/GEOAFA9GB
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