[TenTec] Just a 'foot-in-mouth' observation

[John Chance-Read]

I am totally deaf so there is not much hope of me putting in a useful entry on a big contest event.  However there is fun to be got by overcoming the difficulties - so during the last UK NFD  I set myself at task to work 4 seperate 1 hour shifts, observing the rule that I must QSY to another BAND having made a contact.  I only managed 3 of the hours sessions but made 48 contacts, surprisingly 44 of them were into Europe !.  I might add that I have a 80m OC wire dipole,  a MFJ 993B and an Orion - so the equipment makes it easier for me.
John G4BOU
--- On Mon, 25/6/12, Phil Sussman <psussman at pactor.com> wrote:


From: Phil Sussman <psussman at pactor.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Just a 'foot-in-mouth' observation
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>, "Jerry Haigwood" <jerry at w5jh.net>
Cc: k9yc at arrl.net
Date: Monday, 25 June, 2012, 22:39


As a former contester, I can attest to Jerry's point of view. Sometimes I work
Field Day, but not to contest - just to have fun and occasionally give someone
a few points.

I have no intention of even submitting a score. I don't seek contacts and just
'lope-along'. Occasionally I'll take a sip without concern to someone's rate.

There are many good operators and some can be obsessed contesters. I saw that
years ago and decided contesting is not for me. Don't expect me to  
whip through
a QSO at light speed to keep the rate up. After all, I tend to 'chew' a bit.
Contesters may not work me, because I tend slow 'em down.

73 ES Happy Rag-Chewing on RTTY,

de Phil - N8PS




Quoting Jerry Haigwood <jerry at w5jh.net>:

> And if you don't like to work non-contest type people, then don't do Field
> Day Jim.  You will have many hams who are not who are not contest oriented
> but are still good operators.  A good operator will slow down and work those
> type of people because the good operator realizes that FD always brings out
> the non-contesters.  If you want to make contest only contacts, then stay in
> the bottom 25KHz of each band!
> Jerry W5JH
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Jim Brown
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 4:05 PM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Just an observation
>
> On 6/25/2012 11:52 AM, Jerry Haigwood wrote:
>> Please remind me NOT to work you.  Field is for fun!
>
> If you don't want to learn to do ir well, then please don't.  You're not
> doing me a favor by doing it badly.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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