What REALLY makes you good?

[Charles H. Harpole" <harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole)]

Great comments Trey!
From my watching contesters, I think the biggest skill builder is 
operating a sub-standard station/antennas.  I have seen and heard several 
spoiled big-station operators not hear really good mults. call them 
during a run, but they don't stop to LISTEN.  Didn't somebody say, you 
can't work 'em if you can't hear them.  Lesser pistol stations force the 
operator to listen better and to practice finesse over brute power.       
73, K4VUD