[CQ-Contest] Be careful

[KI9A at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/31/2004 10:13:21 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
aa4lr at arrl.net writes:

Boy, was  I wrong.

I was completely inadequate. I couldn't use the superstation  to its 
full effectiveness.





This years' CW SS, I went to K9SD with the same idea...what I did was  finish 
with a lower score than my best from my QTh with a G5RV! 
 
Even though I had op'ed from Sam's great station several times during M/S  
contests, I sure thought I'd be able to better--I even thought I had a good  
grasp on the station capabilties.,
 
I am "budget" limited here, I live on a 100' x 140' lot. I have good  
equipment, but no tower. Every time I get ready to put a tower up, my old car  hobby 
pops up with a deal, then the tower goes down the tubes again. I learn to  
live with 2 semi-expensive hobbies by splitting time & $ between them. Heck,  if 
I sold my '67 Impala, '66 Nova & '62 Bel-Air, I could then sell this  house & 
buy a larger lot & build some larger antennas...but, I  enjoy having 2 great 
hobbies, cars in the spring/summer & radio in  fall/winter. It's perfect.
 
73 & HNY
Chuck KI9A