[UK-CONTEST] UK-Contest Digest, Vol 97, Issue 11

[GM3YEH]

Hi Andy,


> I hear what you say Gordon. My main conclusion is that sometimes a
> perceived
> disadvantage is all in the mind!
>
> Anyhow, 87% of statistics are made up...
>
> 73 Andy, G4KNO.
>

Well done on your CW entry in the January CC...stay with it and you'll be
moving up the table in no time.  The RBN is, as you say, an amazing tool for
us to use in the hobby.  Used scientifically, it is certain to yield much
new knowledge relating to propagation and antennas in the years to come.
 One thing it can't do now, and will not be able to do at any time in the
future, is to determine the transmitter power being used by any station
spotted.  Anyone who imagines it can do this is mistaken I'm afraid.  Keep
up your CW contest practice and get you antenna as good as it can be - these
are the things that will get your scores soaring..

Best 73 de Barry GM3YEH.



>
> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Gordon Brown
> <gordonbrowns at btinternet.com>wrote:
>
> > Andy,
> >
> > According to RBN ZGC was first heard at 2018 and last heard at 2129 - 71
> > minutes
> > KNO was first heard at 2000 and last heard at 2055 55 minutes
> > ZGC claimed 85 QSOs - that's 1 every 55 secs
> > KNO claimed 31 QSOs - that's 1 ever 107 seconds
> > So ZGC was twice as fast as KNO
> > Can that be explained by the average speed of each of the stations?
> > ZGCs average speed was 25 WPM
> > KNO average speed was 14 WPM
> > So ZGC operated at twice the speed of KNO and made twice the number of
> QSOs
> > in
> > the same time.
> >
> > The difference between KNO running 100W and ZGC running 10W should be
> 10dB
> > all
> > else being equal but the RBN reports I read are nothing like that
> > difference.
> >
> > Now - what about the aerials?
> >
> > As my dad said - figures can't lie but liars can figure.
> >
> > 73
> > Gordon.
>