[CQ-Contest] Wires only?

[Kelly Taylor]

I wonder how many people would expect to be able to take their 1996 Impala
to Daytona and beat Jeff Gordon?

Or show up at Augusta and win The Masters?

Or face off against Kobe and win?

Or take their used-sports-store skis to Austria and beat Hermann Maier?

It's curious that folk would place such high expectations on themselves at
contesting the first time out. Perhaps we need to do a better job of showing
folk what it's all about?

Remember the guy who posted on here that he made 101 QSOs in WW and was
surprised to find he didn't Top 10? When unrealistic expectations collide
with reality, discouragement often results.

73, kelly
ve4xt

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blake M." <n4gi at tampabay.rr.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 10:40 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Wires only?


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> From: <KI9A at aol.com>
> > There are MANY hams I have tried to
> > get into contesting, that try it, get hammered by stations that are much
> > larger
> > (including better ops), & get discouraged, and drop out.
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> If they expect to win something on their first try, perhaps Ms. Packman or
> Whack-a-mole would be better choices for them than radio contests-?
>
> 73,
> Blake N4GI
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