In a message dated 9/28/07 12:15:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I'm interested in the > band that allows me (or by friend) to be a contender, not an also-ran, > for low cost. I'm CW and he's SSB. I'm lucky that I have 40 and 30. > The question is, how do you define "contender" and "also-ran"? If you mean being able to work almost as many DX stations as the Big Boys, that's possible - it just takes more time. But if you mean you want to beat them, or come close, without their hardware, sorry, that's not how it works. A lot can be done with a modest station, particularly when conditions are good and the ham on the other end has a decent setup. But conditions aren't always good and the ham on the other end doesn't always have a decent setup. That's the difference. AC7AC is right; if you want to compete in a Formula 1 race, you need a Formula 1 car. My old 1980 VW Rabbit Diesel and its 11 gallon tank could do the Indy 500 without a pit stop - in 8 hours and change. What I thought you were asking is how to get the most DX performance out of a limited space and money budget. That can be done, and it's a fun quest to see how close you can come to the Big Guns. 73 de Jim, N2EY ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
