Dave Heil wrote:
K=D8HB wrote:
"Mike Coslo" wrote


Who do ya want - a impatient knob twiddler with a FTDX 9000 and an ante=
nna
farm of (insert your favorite antenna here), or a good capable conteste=
r with
say a dipole and an IC-746.



Your example is specious, Mike. Generally the contester who builds a
competition grade station has also invested in building the skills and
techniques to take advantage of the capabilities they have sought in th=
eir
station design.

73, de Hans, K0HB

Generally but not always, Hans. Here's an example: Joe Moneybags has
always admired the photos which Hans Brakob takes. He notes that Hans
always uses a top of the line Nikon. Joe sells his Canon and buys the
expensive Nikon. His photos are still not up to the Brakob standard.
Joe fails to realize that the skill of the photographer is more
important than the price or model of the camera. You have to have seen
something similar a dozen times in DXing or contesting.

Dave K8MN

In music. Some guy see's Joe Walsh playing a guitar and buys one just
like it...