Topband: remotes

[uy0zg]

The original idea is to compete with yourself..

In this case, there is no need to summarize the results of the 
contests...

I wonder, is it also possible to compete with yourself in boxing? 
:-(((((


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Michael Tope писал(а) 2024-02-06 16:42:
> People are driven by different things. For instance, I would be lying 
> if I claimed I wasn't competitively driven. And I can tell you that at 
> points in my life it has caused me to "lose perspective". Have I been 
> overly enthusiastic with the drive to my Alpha 91 amplifier on 
> occasion? Yes. Have I driven like an idiot in the wee hours of the 
> morning in hope of getting to my station in time to work a new one? 
> Yes. For some folks, their narcissism seems to be so bad that there are 
> no lines they won't cross to be able to claim top-dog status (e.g. 
> Europeans using North American remotes to work new ones on 160, 
> claiming to be unassisted in contests while using DX cluster 
> assistance, etc).
> 
> I think the best advice I've ever heard in this regard is to compete 
> with yourself instead of competing with others. For instance, I can 
> almost guarantee that I will never make top 10 in the CW Sprint 
> contest. I can, however, try to best my previous scores (and hopefully 
> stave off cognitive decline). Push yourself to be a better operator 
> and/or station builder, use the accomplishments of your betters to show 
> you what is possible, take pride in your accomplishments, enjoy the 
> thrill of rare openings, and first and foremost - have fun!
> 
> 73, Mike W4EF...............
> 
> 
> On 2/6/2024 5:39 AM, uy0zg via Topband wrote:
>> But in reality everything is much more complicated. We talked here in 
>> the reflector and went our separate ways..
>> For example, someone on this list honestly earned 300 countries :
>> 
>> http://www.arrl.org/system/dxcc/view/DXCC-160M-20240206-USLetter.pdf
>> 
>> He's been working on this for decades. And suddenly some completely 
>> unfamiliar and envious mug without RX antennas (and maybe without a 
>> station at all) declares 320...
>> 
>> Calling it simply injustice is not enough...
>> 
>> 
>> 309
>> UT5UGR
>> W3GH*
>> 308
>> I4EWH
>> IV3PRK
>> K8GG
>> SM6CVX
>> W5IZ
>> 307
>> DJ7MI
>> IK4MGP
>> K4SV
>> OH5VT
>> RZ3AM
>> UT3UA
>> VE3EJ
>> 
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>> Nick, UY0ZG
>> http://www.topband.in.ua
>> 
>> Mike Smith VE9AA писал(а) 2024-02-06 14:51:
>>> I knew it was all over many years ago when I worked a 20dB/9 Italian 
>>> station
>>> around Sunrise here in one 160m contest. (1pm in Italy)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I have never applied for DXCC.  I know what I worked and keep track 
>>> of it
>>> here locally.  I am the only person who really
>>> 
>>> cares what all the numbers are and since the ARRL DXCC program has 
>>> (imo)
>>> become so watered down in the last couple decades there is little 
>>> reason to
>>> ever apply.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Be happy with who you see in the mirror every morning and celebrate 
>>> those
>>> around you who are doing it the way that appeals to you.  For those 
>>> that
>>> aren't.well, don't concern yourself with them.  They don't diminish 
>>> what
>>> you've done.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 73 Mike VE9AA
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Mike - Keswick Ridge, NB, Canada
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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