On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:43:27 -0800, John Smith
wrote:

You seem to feel that s/n ratio is something to pursue, I tell you it is
not.

You must have been one of the really strong stations I heard during
the last ARRL 160m contest that kept calling CQ over and over without
being able to hear all the stations that were answering you. It must
have been frustrating.

73, S.T.W.