[Elecraft] VP6DX on 160M... MAN, talk about EARS!

[Tom Hammond]

Hi Bill:

>Not to knock the K3 performance at all (I have one and love it), but you
>really have the following to thank:
>
>1.  VP6DX's location has no man-made noise.
>2.  Phased parallel Beverages looking at you (see their website
>     antenna layout).
>3.  Probably the finest 160 operators on the planet (e.g. DL3DXX & others).

Oh, I wasn't trying to blame it all on the K3... just that they (the group)
had excellent operators/location/antennas/equipment.  It usually takes ALL
of that!

>This reminds me of some on the QRP list who crow about "their" performance.
>Most of the heavy lifting is actually done by the stations on the other end
>of the QSO who have exceptional RX capabilities.

IN NO WAY was I even considering touting ANYTHING on this end, Bill. It
HAD to be on their end...

As I recently wrote to Dave, W7AQK:

   I just KEEP ON STEPPING ON MY OWN TOES every time I dance!

   Those guys out there on Ducie have been having it MUCH TOO EASY...
   they NEEDED a challenge and it was I who gave it to them... and
   dammit, they overcame the challenge to work me anyway... <G>

It was DEFINITELY NOT MY PERFORMANCE, but theirs.

73,

Tom