[CQ-Contest] FD observations and suggestion

[Eric Hilding]

On Thu, 29 Jun 2006, Andy, AE6Y, wrote:

> A perfect example of the dual nature of FD occurred at the W6YX class 5F
> operation Saturday afternoon.  This was a very competitive effort, but at
> one point while I was on 40CW, I overheard W6LD spending several minutes
> talking to a couple of kids whose father had called in on 15 phone.  Each
> kid got on the mike, and I think one of them was only four years old -- they
> were obviously thrilled at the contact.  John was very encouraging to them
> and didn't treat it as a waste of time, even though it certainly cut into
> the run rate.

Andy (P49Y) didn't mention that John, W6LD (P40L), is also an Attorney.  So not only did the kids get to make QSOs, but their father got to talk with a Lawyer without getting billed :-)

I consider it an honor to be in the NCCC with great competitive contesters like Andy & John who are also darn right nice guys as well.  Hopefully QST will include the snippet about John's on-air experience in the FD results write-up.

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Rick, K6VVA * The Locust