Hi Gang, Been doing some thinking lately ... trying to gauge how "competitive" my station and contest techniques are compared to others. Just when I think I'm doing "fairly" well ... I see some of th
I too would like to see something in the final listings of a contest that would indicate if the contestant was using 2 radios. How about just a asterisks next to the call to indicate two radios? I'm
I admire anyone who can effectively use two radios. It is a real competititve edge. I have a problem chewing gum and sending at the same time. On Saturday afternoon of NAQP CW, I took time to listen
Ron, I don't think that 2 radio ops have a huge leg up on single radio ones especially out here in the Northwest. Other station equipment plays as big or bigger role than a second radio. I found that
Tom, the peer pressure you mentioned doesn't exist unless you are willing to name the station/operator you observed. Otherwise it is just a whisper in the wind that will be ignored. How about it? Who
............. This is VERY tricky and can become an obsession. You have to determine, at some point, what you are trying to compare and then how to do it. It is extremely difficult to find another pe
<< But Tom, He/she still "got away with it" ... even with your post, the mystery station is still 'safe' to do it again ... and will still do it again, in the next operating event ... so nothing has
Tom, the peer pressure you mentioned doesn't exist unless you are willing to name the station/operator you observed. Otherwise it is just a whisper in the wind that will be ignored. How about it? Who
<< But Tom, He/she still "got away with it" ... even with your post, the mystery station is still 'safe' to do it again ... and will still do it again, in the next operating event ... so nothing has
............. This is VERY tricky and can become an obsession. You have to determine, at some point, what you are trying to compare and then how to do it. It is extremely difficult to find another pe
N5TJ wins the NAQP with 2 radios or 1 radio. He wins because he has worked harder at learning how to operate a radio (or two) than the rest of us. Why is nobody asking for the same distiction for sta
How, pray tell, is adding more data to the line scores -- for informational purposes only, not having any effect on one's score -- going to "diminish someone elses hard work and skill"? I haven't he
Several random thoughts... You know, that is an interesting paragraph above. I have been trying to deal with the concept of two radios and I find it to be annoying. I guess by old brain can't separat
Hi Gang, Been doing some thinking lately ... trying to gauge how "competitive" my station and contest techniques are compared to others. Just when I think I'm doing "fairly" well ... I see some of th
I too would like to see something in the final listings of a contest that would indicate if the contestant was using 2 radios. How about just a asterisks next to the call to indicate two radios? I'm
I admire anyone who can effectively use two radios. It is a real competititve edge. I have a problem chewing gum and sending at the same time. On Saturday afternoon of NAQP CW, I took time to listen
Tom, the peer pressure you mentioned doesn't exist unless you are willing to name the station/operator you observed. Otherwise it is just a whisper in the wind that will be ignored. How about it? Who
............. This is VERY tricky and can become an obsession. You have to determine, at some point, what you are trying to compare and then how to do it. It is extremely difficult to find another pe