[Elecraft] Some Interesting WRTC Statistics

[Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF]

Whilst I am glad to see that some (if not most) of the contestants were using Elecraft transceivers,  aren't we getting more than a little off topic here now folks?

After all, this is (if I am not mistaken) the Elecraft list, not the 'WRTC Statistics' list.

Jeff Cochrane 
VK4BOF
Innisfail QLD
Australia
Elecraft K3 #4257
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joe Subich, W4TV 
  To: Rick Tavan N6XI 
  Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 10:49 AM
  Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Some Interesting WRTC Statistics



   > The Silver Medal went to N6MJ/KL9A.

  The official results show third place with UA and ES teams in
  1st/2nd.

   > ure, there was an element of "home field advantage" to Eastern
   > Europeans who were more familiar with local propagation conditions.
   > But experience, preparation and skill were far more important to
   > final score than local knowledge.

  The statistics say differently ... the top two teams in particular
  had approximately 7%  more multipliers than the other top teams.
  That difference is not insignificant.

  73,

      ... Joe, W4TV

  On 7/19/2010 6:12 PM, Rick Tavan N6XI wrote:
  > ??
  >
  > The Silver Medal went to N6MJ/KL9A. Fifth place was K5ZD/W2SC. The highest
  > placing LY was 7th. Sure, there was an element of "home field advantage" to
  > Eastern Europeans who were more familiar with local propagation conditions.
  > But experience, preparation and skill were far more important to final score
  > than local knowledge. The organizers made logs available from local stations
  > operating in recent IARU contests and diligent contestants could easily get
  > more logs and personal advice. I was there. It was by far the most level
  > playing field ever offered in radio contesting history. Perfect? Of course
  > not. But I doubt that it was any worse than playing a major professional
  > sport in another team's home stadium.
  >
  > /Rick N6XI
  >
  > On 7/19/10, Joe Subich, W4TV<lists at subich.com>  wrote:
  >>
  >>
  >> It may get favorable reviews for "level playing field" in terms of
  >> location/antenna advantages.  However, if one sorts the results by
  >> QSOs or "net QSOs" (QSOs minus busted Qs), the results are very
  >> different.  The "winners" were all local (UA3, ES, LY) teams who
  >> made fewer QSOs but took advantage of their knowledge of local
  >> propagation to find a significantly greater number of multipliers.
  >>
  >> --
  >
  > Rick Tavan N6XI
  > Truckee, CA
  >
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