[Elecraft] WRTC 2014 - Congratulations, Elecraft!...(and firmware update)

[dave]

Yeah, it all depends on how you look at it. Back in the 2010 WRTC it 
was pretty much all Elecraft and Yeasu. Icom was there but not nearly 
as strong as this year.

When I look over these results I think of the way the drivers finish 
in NASCAR races. You pretty much know who the top drivers are, but the 
exact order of finish remains to be seen. And this is strongly 
affected by luck in a lot of cases.

I think the same here. The top 20 or 25 teams are all excellent ops 
with excellent rigs. But who snags a few rare multipliers is often 
more luck than skill. Gotta be in the right spot at the right time.

I note that the Russian team that won in '10 finished 16th this time 
around. A very respectable showing, but no longer 1st.

73 de dave
ab9ca/4



On 7/24/14 2:15 PM, Al Lorona wrote:
>
> This is very interesting. I've been thinking of all the ways you could spin this data other than simply counting radios. For example, Icom could say, "Five out of the top six winning radios were Icoms." Yaesu could say, "When Elecraft owner Martti Laine needed a top performer for WRTC... he reached for his Yaesu!", Kenwood could say, "Think a Kenwood can't beat an Elecraft in a tough contesting situation? Think again." &c.
>
> I think what this all really means is that it comes down to the operator, not the radio... which is the whole reason for WRTC in the first place.
>
> Al  W6LX
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