Re: Topband: Speculating via Stew posted scores

2014-12-30 Thread James Rodenkirch
to reply...72, ma Mon --- Jim R. K9JWV Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 22:46:42 + To: rodenkirch_...@msn.com; topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Speculating via Stew posted scores From: topband@contesting.com From another QRP perspective, conditions were pretty miserable from here

Topband: Speculating via Stew posted scores

2014-12-29 Thread James Rodenkirch
Is there a way via Stew results to measure the concentration of Qs... with relation to the distance of the Q? For example, looking over the scores posed at the 3830 web site one finds N9FT's QSOs to point ratio is 3 pts. while K5GO has a ratio of 8.1. On the surface, one would draw the

Re: Topband: Speculating via Stew posted scores

2014-12-29 Thread Tim Shoppa
There are many different factors at play way beyond the antenna system. First and foremost, K5GO is QRP so he gets an automatic 3x multiplier for all his QSO's. I don't know N9FT's category. Beyond power category, a station in a densely populated area will get an awful lot of 1-pointers and

Re: Topband: Speculating via Stew posted scores

2014-12-29 Thread Tim Shoppa
Oops, braino correction on the last sentence. I temporarily forgot that there were bands and contests other than 160M :-). Last sentence should read ARRL 160 low power category. On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 7:27 AM, Tim Shoppa tsho...@gmail.com wrote: There are many different factors at play way

Re: Topband: Speculating via Stew posted scores

2014-12-29 Thread James Rodenkirch
@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Speculating via Stew posted scores Oops, braino correction on the last sentence. I temporarily forgot that there were bands and contests other than 160M :-). Last sentence should read ARRL 160 low power category. On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 7:27 AM, Tim Shoppa tsho

Re: Topband: Speculating via Stew posted scores

2014-12-29 Thread Jim Brown
On Mon,12/29/2014 5:18 AM, James Rodenkirch wrote: Forgot to state that both stations I used as examples were QRP entries, Tim k5go is in AR and n9tf is in IL and I chose them 'cuz they are reasonably close to each other, mid-west sorta thang. RX antennas matter. Stations like NO3M,

Re: Topband: Speculating via Stew posted scores

2014-12-29 Thread Joel Harrison
I have always admired WD5R's VERY quite rural QTH, which also helps tremendously! :-)) 73 Joel W5ZN On Mon,12/29/2014 5:18 AM, James Rodenkirch wrote: Forgot to state that both stations I used as examples were QRP entries, Tim k5go is in AR and n9tf is in IL and I chose them 'cuz they

Re: Topband: Speculating via Stew posted scores

2014-12-29 Thread Russ Tobolic via Topband
: Monday, December 29, 2014 8:18 AM Subject: Re: Topband: Speculating via Stew posted scores Forgot to state that both stations I used as examples were QRP entries, Tim k5go is in AR and n9tf is in IL and I chose them 'cuz they are reasonably close to each other, mid-west sorta thang. I

Re: Topband: Speculating via Stew posted scores

2014-12-29 Thread Bob Kupps via Topband
: Speculating via Stew posted scores Is there a way via Stew results to measure the concentration of Qs... with relation to the distance of the Q? For example, looking over the scores posed at the 3830 web site one finds N9FT's QSOs to point ratio is 3 pts. while K5GO has a ratio of 8.1

Re: Topband: Speculating via Stew posted scores

2014-12-29 Thread Herbert Schoenbohm
there's nobody on anywhere close to you 73 Bob HS0ZIA From: James Rodenkirch rodenkirch_...@msn.com To: Top Band Contesting topband@contesting.com Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 5:56 PM Subject: Topband: Speculating via Stew posted scores Is there a way via Stew results

Re: Topband: Speculating via Stew posted scores

2014-12-29 Thread Stan Stockton
Sorry, I had a huge line noise problem, about 15 over 9 with SSB filter and maybe about S7 with it narrowed down. I operated QRP in an effort to not attract as many who I would not be able to copy. For most of the contest, I had the RF gain backed off to mask it. I could copy most of the