Re: Topband: DXCC Fairness

2012-09-19 Thread Felipe Ceglia
Being in PY1 land is just a tad better, but... We have something extra... when its winter and band have low noise, there is almost zero activity in northern hemisphere. We have to operate in summer, copying stuff between static crashes, wild... 73, Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB -

Re: Topband: DXCC Fairness

2012-09-19 Thread HAROLD SMITH JR
Excellent observations on DXCC from the East Coast. I think all Atlantic Coasters should operate QRP -  Just to make it fair.   jim / W1FMR  Jim, When I operated with Merv K9FD at BY1QH in Jan '98 on 160, we observed the following: The west coast stations, W6 & W7s were S7 to S9. Midwest w

Re: Topband: DXCC Fairness

2012-09-19 Thread W0MU Mike Fatchett
...@comcast.net Subject: Re: Topband: DXCC Fairness To: j...@audiosystemsgroup.com Cc: "'TopBand'" Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 2:36 PM Jim, You can't have your cake and eat it. The West coast has nicer weather than the East coast but the left coast ocean is larger.

Re: Topband: DXCC Fairness

2012-09-19 Thread Jim F.
Excellent observations on DXCC from the East Coast. I think all Atlantic Coasters should operate QRP -  Just to make it fair.   jim / W1FMR  --- On Wed, 9/19/12, mstang...@comcast.net wrote: From: mstang...@comcast.net Subject: Re: Topband: DXCC Fairness To: j...@audiosystemsgroup.com Cc

Re: Topband: DXCC Fairness

2012-09-19 Thread n8ie
n award based on Grid Squares. > > > > > > Mike N2MS > > > > > > - Original Message - > > > From: Jim Brown > > > To: 'TopBand' > > > Sent: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:17:35 - (UTC) > > > Subject: Topband: DXCC Fairn

Re: Topband: DXCC Fairness

2012-09-19 Thread k2qmf
t; > > > - Original Message - > > From: Jim Brown > > To: 'TopBand' > > Sent: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:17:35 - (UTC) > > Subject: Topband: DXCC Fairness > > > > Talk about DXCC fairness -- it's FAR easier to work DXCC with a > mo

Re: Topband: DXCC Fairness

2012-09-19 Thread n8ie
gt; the East coast but the left coast ocean is larger... > > Maybe there should be an award based on Grid Squares. > > Mike N2MS > > - Original Message - > From: Jim Brown > To: 'TopBand' > Sent: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:17:35 - (UTC) > Subject: To

Re: Topband: DXCC Fairness

2012-09-19 Thread mstangelo
p 2012 17:17:35 - (UTC) Subject: Topband: DXCC Fairness Talk about DXCC fairness -- it's FAR easier to work DXCC with a modest station anywhere around the Atlantic, or within 1000 km of it, than it is from the Pacific. I've got a very nice antenna farm and have taken the time to becom

Re: Topband: DXCC Fairness

2012-09-19 Thread Herb Schoenbohm
On 9/19/2012 1:17 PM, Jim Brown wrote: Talk about DXCC fairness -- it's FAR easier to work DXCC with a modest station anywhere around the Atlantic, or within 1000 km of it, than it is from the Pacific. I've got a very nice antenna farm and have taken the time to become a competitive contester,

Topband: DXCC Fairness

2012-09-19 Thread Jim Brown
Talk about DXCC fairness -- it's FAR easier to work DXCC with a modest station anywhere around the Atlantic, or within 1000 km of it, than it is from the Pacific. I've got a very nice antenna farm and have taken the time to become a competitive contester, but I am almost never able to work DXC