[CQ-Contest] Beginner Contester Flyer

[Steve Lott]

While
The Battle of the Hams
is excellent,  some of it is out dated, not a lot and the spirit of the
story is still very relevant

Today most people that are not Ham and many that are not yet into Radio
Sport
would rather dive into a cold pool that read more than a sentence or two
in an article dated in the early 50's

Today is more of what can Contesting do for me that I can't do otherwise on
any other week-end

Push up the number of countries you have worked and get them confirmed fast
(Most contest ops know if they don't QSL word will get around and less
people will work them, most contest ops use LOTW and upload their logs just
after the contest is over)

Same can be said for domestique contest with respect to getting Worked all
states confirmed

Hone your skill, become a better op under tiring and strenuous conditions
(Having many years of contest experience served me well while working as a
volunteer during Hurricane Katrina aftermath)

Mentor newbies and meet world class OPS known to others around the world
like ON4UN and many others

Above all it can be a lot of fun !!!

Cheers!
steve
KG5VK


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


On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 7:56 AM, Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:

> I wonder how many actually did this?
> I did in the days before memory keyers came to be. I had a Hallicrafters
> "TO" keyer, and I indeed started to do that so I could key and paper log
> quicker. was getting actually pretty good at it too. Then the MFJ
> Grandmaster keyer came to be and my whole world changed forever!
>
> Joe WB9SBD
> Sig
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> On 6/18/2015 10:23 PM, w7dra at juno.com wrote:
>
>> want a contest within a contest? send left handed with a hand key you
>> made yourself. paper log.
>>
>> mike w7dra
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:14:50 -0400 k9gx at thepoint.net writes:
>>
>>> Joe, Bob, et al;
>>>
>>> I'm a contester, broadcaster and writer. Been busy trying to handle
>>>
>>> promotion on our FD effort here. Will be glad to assist you with
>>> this
>>> any way I can.
>>>
>>> Thought starters: "Imagine working your DXCC (or a hundred
>>> countries)
>>> in a weekend"
>>>
>>> "Radiosport requires concentration, accuracy and a winning spirit.
>>>
>>> Hone your operating skills"
>>>
>>> "The contesting fraternity are some of the finest operators and most
>>>   colorful characters in amateur radio"
>>>
>>> "Set personal goals, improve your operating skills and earn some
>>> fine
>>> operating awards..which look great on the wall of your shack"
>>>
>>> "Contests really p**s off the AM ragchewers on 75 meters!"
>>>
>>> This is a great idea. Ought to make the finished product available
>>> to
>>> local clubs and the League.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Mark Steven Williams
>>> K9GX
>>> Elizabeth, IN
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting "Bob, W3IDT" <w3idt at comcast.net>:
>>>
>>>  On 6/17/2015 5:23 PM, Joe wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm putting together a flyer that we can give out at club
>>>>>
>>>> meetings,
>>>
>>>> Field Day, any amateur event. It is to help try to get more
>>>>>
>>>> people into
>>>
>>>> contesting.
>>>>>
>>>>> So I'm looking for ideas as to why someone should do contests.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone?
>>>>>
>>>>> Joe WB9SBD
>>>>>
>>>> What you want to find is an article written by W2SKE (Major CBS
>>>>
>>> honcho
>>>
>>>> in the 1950s and 1960s):
>>>>
>>>> The Battle Of The Hams - Sports Illustrated - 6-30-1958
>>>>
>>>> Brief Google surfing leads to dead links.
>>>> I think K3ZJ has a live copy (This email copied to Dave).
>>>>
>>>> Bob, w3idt
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> .............................
>>>> . Robert F. Teitel, W3IDT   .
>>>> .                           .
>>>> . W3IDT at arrl.net            .
>>>> . W3IDT at comcast.net         .
>>>> .............................
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