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KØHB wrote:
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But it takes more than the average station to win.

Winning isn't about being average.

Agreed!

Average sailors in average boats don't win the Americas Cup.
Average golfers
with average clubs don't win the Masters. Average drivers in
average cars don't
win Indy. Average jockeys on average horses don't win the
Belmont. Average
radiomen with average stations don't win CQWWDX.

But the radiosportsmen take over big parts of the popular HF ham bands
when a contest is on. Which is more than a few weekends a year. There's
no real equivalent to that in the other contests.

And unlike the other contests, getting more radiosport contestants
helps, not hurts, the winners.

Life isn't set up to give plaques to "average joes". Winners
are above average.
Second place is "First Loser".

"Winner" has all sorts of definitions. Winning your section is
one level, winning your division another, etc. Just setting
a personal best score is winning.

Most radiosport contests have several levels of competition.
That's a good thing. My "Iron" class proposal doesn't reduce
or eliminate anyone's win.

73 de Jim, N2EY


In the for what its worth department;

I, W4NTI have been contesting seriously since about 1973 when I participated
in a major operation from DL5AY. (Army MARS station in Frankfurt). It was
the CQWWDX Phone and we had a blast. We had Americans, Germans, wives,
sons, daughters, company and Battalion commanders there. And great German
sausage and Beer. A fun time was had by all. We also made over 2.5 million
points. What a blast....

That is some of what contesting is to me. Soon I intend to go play with
some super stations of the South East Contest Club. These are by invite
only.

How does one get a invite? Be a contester, show improved scores and be a
good team player. Thats also part of contesting.

For me, my individual station is probably below par for the "average serious
contester". I have two radios....a MP and a TS-530s. I have two linears,
a old SB-200 and a AL-811H (with 572s in it). Both get about 700 out on a
good day.

I have no beams. Just loops, verticals, and dipoles. All on a 200 x 200
piece of property.

With this I manage decent scores and have put many certificates on my wall.
Of course no first place wins in CQWWDX. But I have placed first in my
section in ARRLDX and various sweepstakes contests, etc.

Why do I contest? To improve my score by improving my station and myself.

Its as simple as that.

Have a good day

PS; I worked a bunch of sporadic skip yesterday on six meters in the June
VHF contest.....with 8 watts and a 3 ele yagi at 20'.

It's all a matter of perspective.

Dan/W4NTI