[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       elecraft
Subject:    Re: [Elecraft] Best band for low cost DXing?
From:       N2EY () aol ! com
Date:       2007-09-28 22:04:03
Message-ID: cff.17faabe2.342f0c93 () aol ! com
[Download RAW message or body]

In a message dated 9/28/07 12:15:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Keith.Darwin@goodrich.com 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
[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]