On 9/6/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Because, for some folks, it's fun to compete.
OK, I'll believe you. But some of the folks getting antsy in a pile-up don't sound like they are having much fun, do they? > And consider this: The Ancient Ones were working the Antipodes on HF 75+ > years ago with simple regenerative receivers, wire antennas and oscilator > transmitters putting out a few watts of RF power. All of the improvements in > our methods, rigs and antenna systems since then have been the direct > results of radio competition of various kinds. But it does put into perspective the need for high power and high specs, doesn't it. :) -- Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392 K3 s/n: ??? G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com Ham-Directory: www.ham-directory.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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
