You know something Tommy? You got lucky and found a new ham that is WILLING
to listen. It is getting harder and harder to find one.
Around this area we have a lot of new hams. I must admit we have several
that are willing to learn. Such as traffic handling and one guy is
interested in contesting.
As they say "Keep up the Good Work".
Dan/W4NTI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tommy" <aldermant at alltel.net>
To: <secc at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 12:44 PM
Subject: [SECC] CQ WW and such
> Maybe my little 80m dipole was not acting like a 'wet noodle' after
> all? Reading about everyone's experiences seems like I was right in
> there with you! I only managed one good run on 20m Sunday morning,
> otherwise I kept glancing at my wires to see if they were still up!
>
> As for operator skills, I certainly agree. Listening to the very poor
> skills of operators, prior to the contest, who were chasing the
> Caribbean expeditions, kinda gave a clue about an almost total lack
> of operating skill today. But we have to be honest about this! The
> primary reason these guys operate the way they do is because us OP's
> (old pharts) just don't take the time to tutor new hams any more.
> Today, you cant go by call signs to pick out a beginner, but you sure
> can by listening to their lack of skill.
>
> A local friend, who just passed his Extra exam in Lawerenceville (sp)
> recently, did not know how to make his IC-756 Pro II operate on CW.
> I went over to help him get it working. While there, he was on SSB
> and I noticed he was running his amp at 2400 watts output!! He
> thought it was a 'cool' thing to do. No matter how much I tried to
> convince him that his antennas were the real clue, he had been told
> by others to 'crank everything to the right!' So I sent him out to my
> house to listen to his own radio. When we started, he gave me an
> S-meter reading while I ran his amp at 1000 w output. Then I cranked
> his amp up 'too high' and ask for the reading again. He was kinda
> astonished he could not tell the difference. He now does not run
> illegal power any more. His next lesson will be how to operate split,
> then how to operate in a pile up. I hate to admit that this is the
> first ham that I have taken the time to 'tutor' in the 53 years I've
> been in the hobby. What about you?
>
> Tom - W4BQF
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