[CQ-Contest] Summary of how to improve contesting

[David J. Sourdis]

It is a motivator for new and also for many old contesters, like me.

David  
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> From: k0rc at citlink.net
> To: Aldewey at aol.com; CQ-Contest at contesting.com
> Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:26:54 -0500
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Summary of how to improve contesting
> 
> "I wonder if seeing your call in print is a
> subtle motivator to new contesters."
> 
> 
> It certainly is! When I was first licensed in the 1960's I had dabbled in 
> some contests. I had 50 Watts of power to a 80m twin-lead dipole up 20 feet. 
> Unknown to me, my callsign made it into a listing in QST.
> 
> One day when I came home from school, my mother was "beaming". She told me 
> John Lonsky (WØBSI) -sk- had brought over a magazine earlier that day to 
> show her my callsign in a national publication. I had no idea my measly 
> score would make "print". It was a motivator in my case.
> 
> 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Aldewey at aol.com>
> To: <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 9:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Summary of how to improve contesting
> 
> 
> >
> > In a message dated 6/20/2009 8:28:04 AM Central Daylight Time,
> > k5zd at charter.net writes:
> >
> >
> >>  Have decent write ups... Move the detailed results entirely to the web
> > and
> > have something limited for written media.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > This is one I struggle with.  I certainly agree with the importance of
> > quality writeups but I am not sure I fully endorse moving all line scores
> > (except for top ten) to the Web.  I , for one, really like to study the 
> > line
> > scores beyond the top ten boxes.  I feel it helps me to become familar 
> > with
> > all those second and third tier stations and even some of the new calls,
> > where they are located, etc.
> >
> > I know there was quite an uproar when the line scores were moved out of 
> > QST
> > a while back. I also realize that the leagues business model really made
> > this necessary for QST because it is targerted to all amateurs - not just
> > contesters.
> >
> > I know it is certainly more efficient on the web, and you can to all the
> > cool searches, etc. but it is still not the same to me as seeing the 
> > results
> > printed.   I also realize that you can print them out from the Web if 
> > hard
> > copy is what you want,  Still, I seldom go searching for  contest results
> > on the Web.
> >
> > Also, when I first got started in contesting, it was alway a little bit of
> > a thrill for me to see my call in print it a national publication no 
> > matter
> > where I was on the list.  I wonder if seeing your call in print is a
> > subtle  motivator to new contesters.
> >
> > How do others feel about printed contest results?
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > AL, K0AD
> >
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