[CQ-Contest] The"highandmighty"syndrome

[Steve Lott]

My bet is there are lot more hams helping and mentoring others than you
might consider.

I went to three different shacks this past week and assisted them with
getting their first logs uploaded to LOTW

Loaned out a signal link usb box to an op today other than that nothing
much on this end
just par for the course here.

And Hank, since you brought it up what would you suggest we all do as a
group to mentor even more ?

cheers!
steve
KG5VK


http://www.KG5VK.com
My Ham Radio Friends


On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 3:08 PM, Radio K0HB <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hank, you're subscribed to the MWA reflector, so you have first hand
> exposure to our club.
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> I'm a 40-year member of MWA, about 15 years of that as a Director, and I
> am EXTREMELY proud of our record in recruiting, training, mentoring,
> challenging, and welcoming new players to Radiosport.  I am also a member
> of the Arizona Outlaws Contest Club, an up and coming group with a similar
> "Missionary of Radiosport" in attracting and grooming new contesters.
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> Hate to spoil your jeremiad, but both of those groups and several others
> that I could name are seriously involved in bringing fresh faces into
> Radiosport.
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> (And yes, both MWA and AOCC also encourage frivolous behavior as a
> counterpoint to the curmudgeonly tendencies sometimes seen on the
> sidelines.)
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> 73, de Hans, K0HB/QRO/4ID
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> On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Hank Greeb <n8xx at arrl.org> wrote:
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> > I see much friviology and snarkines about "The High and Mighty"
> > syndrome, but little discussion of how we recruit and educate newbies
> > into the "exclusive club." Members of this "club" don't seem to want to
> > do much of anything to recruit newbiesl   It seems the majority of folks
> > like to sit around and complain about the few who try to join the
> > fracas, but make minor mistooks in protocol.
> > At the rate we're going, the contest community will cease to exist
> > within a generation or less.
> > 72/73 de n8xx Hg
> > QRP >99.44% of the time
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