[UK-CONTEST] ARRLDX CW G6PZ(GI0RTN) SOAB HP

[Andy Cunningham]

On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Alex GM3ZBE <alex at gm3zbe.plus.com> wrote:

> I think the most important question you should ask yourself at the end
> of each contest, whether your the black, driven, obsessive type or
> someone who just looks for self improvement is - Did I actually ENJOY
> the contest I have just completed?  After all isn't that what it is
> supposed to be about? ;-)
>
>
Actually, I've enjoyed myself almost as much - sometimes more -  when I've
got on air for a few hours giving points away rather than seriously trying
to complete.  When I still had my M3 call I got more countries in my log in
a morning sitting in the garden in the sunshine giving points away to
Eastern European operators who had been at the mic for 22 hrs straight, that
I had in several months previously -- and got a real buzz out of it.

After the frustration trying to work anything on SSB with 10W, high noise
floor, and limited antennas, suddenly anyone I called could hear me and
wanted the points.  There are worse ways to spend a summer's morning.


Andy

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