[TenTec] Field Day Drill

[Stephen Roberts]

Well Jim, the OT cw ops were awesome and very welcoming, it was the format that bugged me and the fact that I didn't have my own key with me which resulted in some choppy copy on my part. That bugged me too since people were sitting around and listening.

Well the good thing is that I now know what to expect and next year, whatever I decide to do, I'll be prepared.

Best 73
Steve-W1SFR

Sent from my iPad

On Jun 27, 2012, at 10:44 PM, Jim Lowman <jmlowman at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> One more thing, Steve.  The OTs should have been grateful to have some 
> new blood in their midst.
> 
> When I was active with the local club, some of us OTs would sit around 
> and bemoan the fact that we couldn't interest any new licensees in CW 
> operation.
> That also meant that they weren't interested in upgrading, because CW 
> was a requirement then.
> 
> I've already heard at least one complaint that a club didn't have enough 
> CW operators to man a station adequately, or that there was no CW at all!
> 
> Like DX, contest exchanges are short and sweet.  If ragchewing is more 
> to your liking, there's plenty of room for that, but not usually during 
> FD or any other contest.
> 
> I hope things go better for you next year, whatever you decide to do.
> 
> 73 de Jim - AD6CW
> 
> 
> On 6/27/2012 5:07 PM, Stephen Roberts wrote:
>> Thanks Rick...all very good points. I think I was being a bit too harsh seeing that everybody obviously worked very hard to make FD a success. I guess I'll have to pick up my microphone some day and figure out what all this SSB stuff is  ;-)
>> 
>> Best 73
>> Steve
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----------------------------------------------
>> Steve Roberts-W1SFR
>> Sudbury, VT
>> 
> 
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