On 2/5/2013 9:57 PM, Radio K0HB wrote:
SS is a contest where the small "tribander and wires" station has a chance
to win. If that bores you, watch a football game or pick apples.
Ya know, I think much of the issue on Sweeps is the fact that people
don't recognize what their stations can do or what -they- as operators
can do.
K6QK described it as a "killer instinct" in contesters - some have it
and some don't.
My opinion is that 90% of U.S. domestic (and Canadian) stations can RUN
in contests like NAQP and Sweepstakes - at least on one or more bands.
They simply chose not to - either because they fear pileups, spook too
easily, or don't think that they have the signal to run. Some running
and some S&P will make your life a hell of a lot more fun on Sunday.
To give you an example, WA3OFC won the low power category for the
Roanoke division in this past year's Sweepstakes (the heart of PVRC
land). Frank did so with a tribander and wires on a suburban lot smack
in the middle of Vienna, VA. If Frank can do it, others can too.
73 Rich NN3W
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