[UK-CONTEST] WAEDC RTTY

[Steve Knowles]

Phil,

Heavens, mate - no protective equipment required on my account!  If I gave 
the impression I was disapproving, I apologise!  Contesting, like every 
other aspect of our hobby, is all about enjoyment.  If you don't enjoy 
something about it ... don't do it!

You don't have to be a potential winner to be a 'True Competitor'.  There 
are many contesters (and I include myself here) who, because of limited 
facilities/abilities, will never win a major award.  But, event on event, we 
look at antennas, equipment, operating practices, etc. and set ourselves 
targets to improve over previous performances.

And for every fully committed station there are always hundreds of others 
who regularly come on "just to give away a few points" ... they are no less 
"Contesters", because without them every contest would fail for lack of 
stations to work!

I must admit, it would be nice to get a QTC string from VK ... but I'll 
settle for a simple QSO - hope to CU over the weekend!

73

Steve  G3UFY



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil VK4BAA" <philhss at tesco.net>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>; "Steve Knowles" <g3ufy at blueyonder.co.uk>
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] WAEDC RTTY


> Well, at the risk of requiring a tin hat... here goes.....
>
> I've played in WAE from here in VK and got hopelessly lost as regards 
> QTCs - regardless of mode. It's probably time to re-read the rules etc as 
> I just send "No QTC SRI" and tip-toe away to sniff-out other goodies on 
> the bands.....
>
> I don't enter the contest as a 'true' competitor, mainly for fun and for 
> trying-out new antenna arrangements etc.
>
> 73,
>
> Phil
> VK4BAA / VK4KW / G0HSS
>