[SECC] Fwd: CQ WW SB Contest

[Kevan Nason]

Had earlier sent this only to Bill, but didn't realize it didn't reach
everyone. We've several new folks so thought I'd post it to the reflector
and maybe start some chatter.

Kevan
N4XL
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From: Kevan Nason <knason00 at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [SECC] CQ WW SB Contest
To: William Roberson <arebias at yahoo.com>


Bill,

See you decided to do SOAB instead of just a 160 effort.  Probably more
fun.  Read your soap box comments that you expected more from your spent
time. If you haven't read others' comments. It wasn't very easy this go
round due to lousy band conditions the first day. You also said:
"This tells me that I need to work on strategy and more efficient antennas
as well as a beverage for receive."

That's what fired me up about contesting.  Wondering how all those other
guys could get such high scores. How could they get five or ten times my
score?  I'd been a ham for 25 years before starting to contest. Was I just
that stupid... er, I mean ignorant? I knew there had to be a ton of stuff
to learn. That was the best Ham Radio realization I ever had. Decided to
figure out what they were doing and why they were doing it. Still trying to
find out, but it rejuvenated my interest in the hobby and keeps it fun
after 40+ years!

There are a lot of better contesters than I in this group, but here's my
$.02 worth. If I were in your shoes I'd focus on operating skills over the
beverage. That will likely give you the most bang for the buck.

***I HAVE NO IDEA OF YOUR SKILL LEVEL IN REGARDS TO PILE UPS OR PROPAGATION
SO PLEASE TAKE THESE AS EXAMPLES AND NOT AS A CRITICISM!***   I'm thunkin'
doing things to learn how to more easily bust a pile up will give you more
q's than that beverage would. And knowing how to bust a pile up helps you
run them too because you have to study how those beasties work and evolve
to break through. Knowing the dynamics of a pile up makes you a better run
op. Another example is to become one of those people who always know when
the opening on 15 meters to JA is going to happen or when/where to look for
ZD8W in zone 36 are super contesting skills to have. John, K4BAI, is super
at that kind of stuff. I only dream of having his knowledge. Others are
just as good.

Good job over the weekend and thanks for posting your score to the SECC!

Kevan
N4XL
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