[CQ-Contest] How did these guys get to be so good?

[Bob Naumann - N5NJ]

I think that this "mentoring" thing places the burden in the wrong place.
It's as though those who know, must teach those who don't.

I disagree.

I think those who desire to know something, need to do as much as they can
to learn about the subject.  Find out who knows what they're doing, observe
them doing it.  Contrast what they do to what you think you should do and
emulate what they do.

If it doesn't work, ask a question.

As anyone who has been on here more than a few days knows, if you ask a
question, you'll get a ton of answers.

The part about what we do in contesting, is that we can observe all of these
really great operators in action on the air.

Listen to any of the cited "experts" in a contest for a while.  Not only
will you be impressed, but you'll learn something.

73,
Bob N5NJ


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Keller" <dxdog at rcn.com>
To: "Kelly Taylor" <ve4xt at mb.sympatico.ca>; <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>;
"Leigh S. Jones" <kr6x at kr6x.com>
Cc: <dann6mj at home.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 6:30 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] How did these guys get to be so good?


>
> Not to criticize Kelly or anyone else, but just my 2 cents......
>
> Practice and hard work are certainly character-building and to be
commended.
> But in contesting the choices seem pretty much the same as in every field
of
> expertise: either the current leaders teach, train and mentor their
> replacements, or the new guys must re-invent the wheel.  The attitude
"hey,
> we had to learn the hard way, why shouldn't they?", while human nature to
> some extent, must be overcome if contesting.... or indeed any type of
> endeavor... is to flourish and grow.
>
> How would it be if, for example, there were no medical schools and every
> doctor had to start from scratch and "do it just like everybody else.....
> practice, practice, practice and hard work"?
>
> In particular, that attitude must adversely affects clubs where total
group
> score matters. The leading ops of the best clubs surely must recognize the
> need to attract, retain, and bring along as quickly as possible their own
> replacements.  Failure to do so may very well doom any group to a slow
death
> by attrition.
>
> Or at least it seems so to me.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kelly Taylor" <ve4xt at mb.sympatico.ca>
> To: <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>; "Leigh S. Jones" <kr6x at kr6x.com>
> Cc: <dann6mj at home.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 11:09 PM
> Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] How did these guys get to be so good?
>
>
> >
> > I guess a new operator joining the ranks these days will do it just like
> everybody who's been mentioned as the top ops: lots and lots of practice,
> practice and hard work.
> >
> > Just like anything in life: 'cept inheritance.
> >
> > 73, kelly
> > ve4xt
> >
> > ----------
> > From: Jim Reisert AD1C[SMTP:jjreisert at alum.mit.edu]
> > Sent: 9-Aug-01 20:54
> > To: CQ-Contest at contesting.com; Leigh S. Jones
> > Cc: dann6mj at home.com
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] How did these guys get to be so good?
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 8 Aug 2001 21:24:58 -0700, Leigh S. Jones wrote:
> >
> > >Truthfully, I think one of the more intriguing questions is how will a
> > >new operator joining the amateur ranks these days ever get as good as
> > >these guys.
> >
> > Let's ask N6MJ.  He seems to be well on the way.
> >
> > 73 - Jim AD1C
> >
> > --
> > Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
> > USA +978-251-9933, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.com
> >
> >
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