> Can someone tell me why anyone would go outside the continental US/VE
year
> after year to win SS ? I truly don't understand it. I can see going and
doing
> it for the fun of being DX one time but every year? And if it is for the
> winning aspect, the true competition is being first from continental
US/VE ? A
> win from DX is nothing but a hollow victory. Maybe I'm missing something
here?
I don't know..... maybe because it's just flat-out fun, and in a pleasant
environment to boot! Hey, I'd much rather guest op at KV4FZ than VY1JA in
November! (Nothing against my friend J, but +80F and curvy beach ornaments
in bikinis beats -40F and snowdrift ornaments in parkas and mukluks.
And if you want "true competition", try winning SS from KG6AQI like I did 4
times (well, actually 8 times if you count both weekends.) Had I won (I
never even broke 25K points!) it certainly wouldn't have been 'nothing but
a hollow victory'.
73, de Hans, K0HB
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