As originator of this thread and mindful of bandwidth, let's reflect on what has transpired and bring things to a peaceful conclusion. Thanks for all comments.
...robert On 7/3/2012 20:39, Robert G. Strickland wrote: > Hello, all... > > I made a comment in another thread that my station was a "little > pistol." That got me thinking and wondering about how to "size" a ham > station. "Big Guns" are rather obvious. Now, how about a "small gun," a > "big pistol," a "little pistol," and finally "bow and arrow?" Clearly, > this is very subjective, For example, my station: in the city on a small > lot, SkyHawk at 60ft, 80/40m compromise wires, nothing on 160m, 500w > amp, and K3. I can juuuust get into the top 10 in the CQWWcw from WNY > [most of the time], I've worked 335 DX on assorted bands, 5Band-DXCC is > forever waiting on 80m, and it's generally hard to hold a run frequency > when a band opens strongly. What size is this station? Anyone who comes > up with "pea shooter" will be so noted <g>. How about your station? > Happy 4th. > > ...robert > -- Robert G. Strickland, PhD, ABPH - KE2WY [email protected] Syracuse, New York, USA ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
