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On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:06:19 -0500, "Jamie Dupree NS3T"
<ns3t@arrl.net> wrote:
>Personally, I think the 48 hour time limit really separates the winners from
>the pretenders. If you really want to win a DX contest, you'll find a way to
>clear out your
>weekend. And if you really want to win, you will grind your way through the
>slow times to victory. You have to WANT it.
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Truer words were never spoken. a 48 hour contest provides the
opportunity for a lesser-equipped station to overcome that limitation
to some extent. Not a guarantee of course, but a chance.
Personally, I have never done a full 48 but it's always there if I
really, really want to. Maybe someday. :-)
73, Bill W6WRT
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