[RTTY] Some basic RTTY questions

[Peter Laws]

On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 7:54 PM, Michael Rapp <mdrapp at gmail.com> wrote:

> winning.  For whatever reason, late last fall I got caught up in the
> frustration that my station and antenna would never allow me to reach
> anywhere near a winning score.  Hank's words reminded me that that is not
> the point.  Having fun is the point.  Thank you, Hank.)

I hear this at club events all the time "I don't have good enough
antennas to work {contests|DX} and I only have 100 W ... waaaah."  I
make sure to tell everyone that listens that I've never owned an amp
(even in CB days! :-D) and I have crappy antennas (40/80 trap dipole
that I tune up on 6, 15, and 20, a 12/17/30 trap dipole, and a 10 m
dipole, all below 15 m AGL) ... but I am close to confirming 200 Mixed
DXCC, have VUCC on 6, WAS, WAC ...  and I have several section
certificates from SS and RU and even a Division plaque for SS from a
couple years ago.

So yeah, if you're not having fun **you're doing it wrong**!!  :-)


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Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train!