For several weeks this reflector has been consumed with issues and insinuations regarding cheating rascals who don't want their logs viewed by Aunt Emma, cheaters who wait until the last second to su
Cheating and late log turn ins :) Seriously I don't think I can name just one thing that was responsible for my success. If I had to pick one I would say having exceptional teachers early on. K0RF, W
That's easy, Hans. Fore me, success is if I had FUN operating my wireless! 73- Chuck KI9A In a message dated 2/3/2009 8:05:30 P.M. Central Standard Time, kzerohb@gmail.com writes: What single factor
Making QSOs in contests. 73, Mike K9NW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
The most important single factor? All the guys who took the time to teach me. Elmers like W0BE, WA0PRS, W0UA, W0ZZ, N0IJ. And all the guys who have helped me now, like KQ2M or K5ZD and many others. I
Oh, that's easy... "Excuse me, how do you get to Carnegie Hall?" "Practice, practice, practice!" Even the most naturally skilled of us needs to operate to hone our abilities and keep them at peak per
Simple, Hans. Relationships. There is nothing else that has done more for my success as a contester than getting to know and subsequently operate with others who were (are) farther along and more ski
Hear Hear!! *G* ok.. nuff of that... the single most.. is antenna/location/antenna/location/antenna and the second is skill... cw skill... third is physically in shape. and there are stories for each
I would not say this has put more points in my log, but it certainly helped with station design, operating technique and overall enjoyment of radiosport - that is to read the newsletters of various c
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:55:52 -0800
While I cannot say I have success as a contester, having never won anything, the addition of an amp and better radio and antenna have increased my enjoyment to the point where I am able to stay in th
It all depends on what you mean by success. If it is just getting on the air, having fun, saying hi to friends, I guess I'm successful in every contest. 73 Tom W7WHY ________________________________
Putting the time in... learning as I go ;o) 73 Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group TnQP http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 -- On Tue, 2/3/09, K0HB <kzerohb@gmail.
Well, first, I'd rewrite the question a little. Instead of "your success as a contester" I'd say "your continued involvement and fascination with contesting." The other wording strikes me as a littl
I have to agree with Mark. My skills as a contester have been built by relationships with those who know far more than I'll ever know. Let me put in a plug for multi-ops. This is my 31st year in cont
Great subject. Malcolm Gladwell's newest best seller is called "Outliers," and it deals with the people who have become the greatest successes in various endeavors. It includes the Beatles, Bill Joy,
Hear, Hear! I had kindly people who put up with my lame early attempts. As I recall, the first taste of radiosport was at Field day. They brought me through in stages, from having me observe for a ha
An interesting question that has generated some thoughtful replies. The single biggest factor that has contributed to my success as a contester was being licensed at age 13 and having hours and hours
Randy and I had similar starts in Radio. I was also licensed at 13. I Spent countless hours on the radio and still managed to get good grades. I also started out with low dipoles on 40/15. Made a big
Google search on "psychology of winning" yields lots of info. Interesting article: http://www.psychologytoday.com/rss/index.php?term=20051017-000003&page=1 73, Eric __________________________________