[VHFcontesting] Comon' Guys!!

[Betz's]

Whats with this "If I cant win, I'm not gonna play" attitude?
Yes I believe our group will never "win" the contest no matter what rules
get changed due to location, location, and location...but we feel we are
competitive.. and we feel we can better ourselves, which I believe was the
real intent of contest to begin with, increase activity and better our
operating skills..Our group considers it a social event, myself I look at it
as a weekend away from the wife and kids, where I eat to much, drink to much
and stay up to late and play radio. The only expectations we have is to
enjoy ourselves.  We would like to beat our own previous scores and hey if
we "beat" some of the local competitors so be it...If we dont, we look for
away to better ourselves for next time.
Hope to see ya ALL in the Jan Test...73 de Mike K8ROX EN80ko


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hoffman, Mark" <mhoffman at microwavedata.com>
To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 4:35 PM
Subject: [VHFcontesting] For Sale: Complete 4-band station ready to use


> Decided that the lower-4 bands were killing my entire VHF contesting
> experience. Whole thing is up for sale.
>
> 50MHz: Kenwood TS-930S #1 + SSB Electronics LT6S + 600w amp + 7el Yagi
(will
> toss in the spare DEMI transverter, 300w backup PA and 50MHz Stackmatch
> along with a couple HyGain 66DX yagis)
> [Worked DXCC, 6m WAZ, WAC with this setup]
>
> 144MHz: Kenwood TS-930S #2 + DEMI Transverter + 500w amp + 16LBX (will
throw
> in the parts for the EME array I was planning to install for the cost of
the
> parts - no reason to continue with that. Someone else will just beat me.)
> [Worked 40 states, 200+ grids, 2300km dx with this stuff]
>
> 222MHz: Kenwood TS-930S #2 + DEMI Transverter + 400w amp + FO16
> [Hold one end of the 2nd longest Tropo/C QSO with this junk]
>
> 432MHz: Kenwood TS-930S #2 + DEMI Transverter + 400w amp + FO25
> [Have worked 35 states, 120 grids, 1950km DX with this crap]
>
> As it's causing me so much pain to operate it, it must go. I can't win a
> contest with these silly bands, nor can I ever hope to compete against
> others in my division. So give it up I must.
>
> Mark, K2AXX
>
>
> (PS - the stuff is really NOT for sale. I just like the irony of the whole
> thing!)
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