[UK-CONTEST] Guest Operating

[Dave Sergeant]

On 23 Feb 2011 at 9:51, Ian White GM3SEK wrote:

> What we actually seem to be talking about here is the difference between
> personal satisfaction and public recognition. Contesting can give back a
> huge amount of personal satisfaction from "doing well" - however you
> personally choose to define that, and that's what the vast majority do.
> 

Indeed, well said Ian.

For what it is worth, it looks like I will be getting the G QRP 
certificate again for CQ160, and I should have beat last year's score. 
I often get these QRP section certificates, and it is relatively easy 
to be competitive in that section. No big station, in fact absolutely 
lousy, but all down to operating skill and determination. We have local 
challenges within our own club, in CC, UKAC and other contests, where 
we know each other's stations and the limitations they face - we don't 
expect to feature high up in the overall score table, but that is not 
the point, it is just local rivalry.

As for commercial sponsorship of some contest stations, some may well 
consider this questionable. But you have to remember that without 
commercial sponsorship many of the big DXPeditions we all so eagerly 
chase (eg 3B7C and now T32C) would not be as successful as they have 
been and may not even have taken place. Every cloud has a silver 
lining.

73 Dave G3YMC

http://www.davesergeant.com