[CQ-Contest] A call to action

[Rob Locher W7GH]

Jim, thank you for pointing out the Contesting FAQ.  I'm new to  
contesting, and that's the first place I started.  It's a great article.

While the Contesting FAQ is a great place to start, it certainly isn't the  
be-all and the end-all.  Ken VE3HLS and Ward N0AX are right: it would be  
helpful to have a place where several (not just one) articles are  
assembled, and have a forum where newbies won't feel intimidated to ask a  
simple question.

The CW Sweepstakes was my first contest.  Afterwards I did a Google search  
to find out just what the heck some op wanted when he sent "CK?" at me.   
It took me about an hour to find a straight answer, and I'm very good at  
Google searching.

I second the motion to support contesting.com.  While we're at it, let's  
also use moderators to keep the bitter old men and assorted trolls that  
haunt other web sites' forums away.  Newbies want to be encouraged, not  
insulted and driven off!

73,
- Rob W7GH




On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:37:17 -0700, Jim Smith <jimsmith at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Here's an FB link for the New to Contesting Button to point to:
> http://www.qsl.net/zs1an/contesting_faq.html
>
> 73, Jim Smith	VE7FO