[LCC] 2020 LAQP

[marsh at ka5m.net]

Kevin,

Maybe "congestion" means something different to you and me.

Congestion to me means many other stations transmitting - QRM. Lower power
and smaller antennas will not change that - except if using smaller antennas
you might not hear as well.

If congestion to you means how many stations answer your CQ CONTEST (if more
than 3 or 4 I might call that a pileup), then yes, lower power and smaller
antennas would mean fewer replies - less congestion (smaller pileup).

Marsh, KA5M  


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From: LCC <lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org> On Behalf Of marsh at ka5m.net
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 2:01 PM
To: keith at kathyandkeith.mx
Cc: LCC at louisianacontestclub.org
Subject: Re: [LCC] 2020 LAQP

Kevin,

Really? If I run 100W RF out to less than a stack of monobanders I will not
experience band congestion? "Any knowledgeable contester knows (that)"? 

I want to be in the room at CTU when you reveal to all that "Most modest
stations (tri-banders and wires) running 100 watts never have any problem."

Clearly, I am not a knowledgeable contester.

Marsh, KA5M


-----Original Message-----
From: keith at kathyandkeith.mx <keith at kathyandkeith.mx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 12:36 PM
To: marsh at ka5m.net
Cc: LCC at louisianacontestclub.org
Subject: Re: [LCC] 2020 LAQP


Marsh,

I'm not sure that I can agree 100% with your statement about band congestion
during the LAQP being that big of a deal. Sure you can make it congested.
Running max power and pointing a stack at Europe is going to make it
congested.  And if that's all your interested in is those kind of numbers,
someone might do just that. But as any knowledgeable contester knows, that's
not what you want to do to avoid that kind of interference. Most modest
stations (tri-banders and wires) running 100 watts never have any problem.
I will throw it out to you.  Tell us when you want to have the LAQP so we
don't have any congestion???

Keith, KV5J

On 2019-09-24 11:48, marsh at ka5m.net wrote:
> The point is not how many LCC members operated in the Russian DX 
> Contest. The point is band congestion due to the numbers of stations 
> operating in the Russian DX Contest.
> 
> Okay, so you work a DX station in the Russian DX Contest or the BARTG 
> Contest and count it as a QSO in the LAQP. Do you think that's the 
> focus of a state QSO party?
> 
> Marsh, KA5M
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LCC <lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org> On Behalf Of 
> keith at kathyandkeith.mx
> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 10:33 AM
> To: Jim Ragsdale <jim at w5la.net>
> Cc: LCC at louisianacontestclub.org
> Subject: Re: [LCC] 2020 LAQP
> 
> Jim,
> 
> I did a quick check using 3830scores to see if I could find anyone 
> from the LCC that submitted a log in the Russian DX contest for the 
> last 3 years and found zero (0) logs submitted from anyone claiming to 
> be a member of the LCC.
> 
> Keith, KV5J
> 
> 
> 
> On 2019-09-23 16:21, Jim Ragsdale wrote:
>> Marsh, I really liked your initial  comments and agree that many are 
>> pulled away from LAQP because of those two contests. I'd sure like to 
>> know how many Louisiana stations did BARTG or Russian DX instead of 
>> LAQP last year. Sounds like something to research.
>> 
>> Another valid question: How many Louisiana stations contest at all?
>> 
>> 73, Jim W5LA
>> 
>> On 09/23/19 4:10 PM, marsh at ka5m.net wrote:
>>> All I did was suggest that the dates for the 2020 LAQP be moved to a 
>>> weekend without two (2) major international contests. I did not 
>>> intend to start a fire storm.
>>> 
>>> Marsh, KA5M
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