[CQ-Contest] Thank those guys in the rare sections!

[John Geiger]

After working 4 pacific and 2 Puerto Rico stations in just a couple of hours of operating, what I used to consider rare weren't rare this year.  What did seem to be the rare sections this year?  I assume VE8 wasn't all over the place although I did have one CW SS in the 80s where I worked 4 VE8/VY1 stations.

73s John AA5JG

--- On Tue, 11/10/09, Idle-Tyme <nss at mwt.net> wrote:

> From: Idle-Tyme <nss at mwt.net>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Thank those guys in the rare sections!
> To: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
> Cc: "cq contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 10:10 AM
> Wow if I was rare I'd love it!
> 
> I'd rather sit there fighting a giant pile up with hundreds
> calling me 
> anyday, rather than sitting there on 80 meters at 3 am
> waiting for just 
> one call,  any one call me  please before i fall
> asleep!
> 
> Joe WB9SBD
> 
> *The Original Rolling Ball Clock
> http://www.idle-tyme.com*
> 
> 
> 
> Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
> > If you are so inclined, drop an E-mail to anyone you
> worked in a rare
> > section during ARRL SS and thank them for getting on
> for the contest.
> > It may be frustrating for them to be rare (packet
> pileups, etc.), but
> > encouragement goes a long way.  I already sent
> two notes and got two
> > replies back.  It might keep them coming back
> next year (or in two
> > weeks!).
> >
> > 73 - Jim AD1C
> >
> > --
> > Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>,
> http://www.ad1c.us
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