[CQ-Contest] gving the little guys a break

[Cqtestk4xs at aol.com]

Giving the little guys the ability to find a freq to run in NAQP is  nice.  
However, this IS a contest and as such, just like in NASCAR, people  trade 
paint.  Just like when you run QRP in a major contest, you can't  expect to 
have a clear freq in prime territory like 14030 in NAQP.
 
You want to have a run frequency with little hassle and you have small  
antennas or you are a newbie, slide up to around 14065.  You want prime  real 
estate, you gotta earn it.  Before I got big antennas and operating  
experience I was relegated to the "slums" for years.  It makes you tougher  and a 
better op
 
Granted, every contest is a training activity, but they are contests.   For 
guys who want to get the thrill of a run there are several ways to do  it.  
Find a casual multi op station in any of the major contests and do  it.  
Get on in non-contests like Field Day or a 10-10 contest.   Or do it the old 
fashioned way if have have the space and/or bucks, put some  aluminum in the 
air.
 
For the HF bands, NAQP is probably the third most active domestic contest  
and as such people get jostled around quite a bit.
 
I'll be trading paint with you guys this Saturday.
 
Bill K4XS/KH7XS
 
 
 
In a message dated 1/15/2013 4:23:52 P.M. Coordinated Universal Time,  
tshoppa at gmail.com writes:

NAQP is  supposed to be the "Gateway Drug" to bring new little gun
contesters into  the fold, educate them on the basics, get WAS in a
day, and give them the  thrill of being able to run a frequency. It did
ALL the above for  me.

Giving new guys and little guns the ability to find a run frequency  is
important for them to understand the basics of contesting and  give
them a glimmer of what it is like to be on both ends of a  more
competitive contest. I hope that us more experienced contesters,  will
be willing to give them a little breathing room, because letting  them
run will get them excited about contests and make them  better
contesters.

Tim  N3QE
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