[CQ-Contest] gving the little guys a break

[Jeff Steinman]

In NAQP CW I had no issue finding a run frequency. 
My antennas:
9' tall vertical dipole for 10-20
GP on 40/80

Was I on xx.030? Maybe a few times, but more likely lower or higher in the band
73
Jeff N5TJ

> From: Cqtestk4xs at aol.com
> Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:45:10 -0500
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] gving the little guys a break
> 
> 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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