Giving the little guys the ability to find a freq to run in NAQP is nice.
However, this IS a contest and as such, just like in NASCAR, people trade
paint. Just like when you run QRP in a major contest, you can't expect to
have a clear freq in prime territory like 14030 in NAQP.
You want to have a run frequency with little hassle and you have small
antennas or you are a newbie, slide up to around 14065. You want prime real
estate, you gotta earn it. Before I got big antennas and operating
experience I was relegated to the "slums" for years. It makes you tougher and
a
better op
Granted, every contest is a training activity, but they are contests. For
guys who want to get the thrill of a run there are several ways to do it.
Find a casual multi op station in any of the major contests and do it.
Get on in non-contests like Field Day or a 10-10 contest. Or do it the old
fashioned way if have have the space and/or bucks, put some aluminum in the
air.
For the HF bands, NAQP is probably the third most active domestic contest
and as such people get jostled around quite a bit.
I'll be trading paint with you guys this Saturday.
Bill K4XS/KH7XS
In a message dated 1/15/2013 4:23:52 P.M. Coordinated Universal Time,
tshoppa@gmail.com writes:
NAQP is supposed to be the "Gateway Drug" to bring new little gun
contesters into the fold, educate them on the basics, get WAS in a
day, and give them the thrill of being able to run a frequency. It did
ALL the above for me.
Giving new guys and little guns the ability to find a run frequency is
important for them to understand the basics of contesting and give
them a glimmer of what it is like to be on both ends of a more
competitive contest. I hope that us more experienced contesters, will
be willing to give them a little breathing room, because letting them
run will get them excited about contests and make them better
contesters.
Tim N3QE
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