[CQ-Contest] Beginner Flyer

[Jukka Klemola]

Has this been done?
Link to this anywhere?

73,
Jukka OH6LI


2015-06-19 19:15 GMT+03:00 Steve Lott <lottsphoto at gmail.com>:

> Stan K5GO
>
> I like it short, concise and awesome bullet points !
>
> cheers!
> steve
> KG5VK
>
>
> http://www.KG5VK.com
> My Ham Radio Friends
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 7:13 AM, Stan Stockton <wa5rtg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Joe,
> >
> > Amateur radio can be a pass time like playing solitaire on a computer.
> It
> > can be a hobby like building a model airplane....or it can be a game like
> > any sport or activity that may involve more than one player.  While some
> > may play games just for the fun of it or to get some exercise, most
> people
> > keep score and compare to others - golf, bowling, volleyball, monopoly,
> > football, basketball, baseball, bridge, etc. The list goes on forever and
> > in every case you are trying to beat someone or everyone.
> >
> > Contests are similar to any other activity in which most people keep
> > score.  You may try to beat your own previous performance, beat someone
> in
> > your area or compete for the top ten or overall win.  You choose your
> level
> > of competition and make it just within reach on a good day.  Wanting to
> do
> > your best, in addition to improving your operator skills, you can also
> have
> > fun doing what you can to make your station as efficient as possible and
> > see the results of your work.  This is an area where amateur radio is
> > unlike many of the other sports.  You can buy a new bowling ball or a new
> > deck of cards or a new set of clubs, but for the most part there is
> little
> > improvement that can come as a result of better infrastructure.  Better
> > infrastructure coupled with improved skills makes a huge difference in
> > results and is quite rewarding in sense of accomplishment.
> >
> > If someone has any interest in counting countries, states, counties, etc,
> > they will want to operate contests to build those numbers.  As for the
> > underlying purpose of amateur radio, observe the non contest operator at
> FD
> > passing traffic versus a top notch contester and evaluate what the
> > difference would be in case of an emergency.
> >
> > 73...Stan, K5GO
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Jun 17, 2015, at 4:23 PM, Joe <nss at mwt.net> 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
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