Being rare helps, but you still need to get attention in the first place.
73, kelly
ve4xt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQing is only for big guns - NOT! (Was QRPers)
> At 10:00 PM 11/8/2005, Kelly Taylor VE4XT wrote:
>
> >Considering I'm a peanut whistle in the worst way, 100 watts into an MA5B
at
> >30 feet and an HF6V on the ground, and was still able to run quite well
on
> >the weekend, hitting rates of 84, 72 and 96 an hour, I simply can't agree
> >that running is only for the big guns.
>
> It helps when you're a desirable multiplier like VE4. Callers will
> both help keep the frequency clear for you, as well as attract
> others, wondering what all the fuss is all about.
>
> 73 - Jim AD1C
>
>
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