[VHFcontesting] Why we participate [was: REMINDER:...CU2QSOPioneers]

[Tree]

On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 12:26:22PM -0400, Gerry Hull wrote:

> CU2QSO is not going to impact who is in the top ten.

Not sure I agree with this.  In the June 2002 contest, I came in second in my
division behind N7AU.  He paid better attention to tracker rovers than I did,
and as a result, had a better multiplier.  That was one of a couple of reasons
he beat me.

If I had been a better operator, and spent time listening for the rovers, I 
probably could have improved my score - perhaps enough to beat N7AU.

N7AU used his experience at VHF contesting to his advantage.  I made the "wrong"
choices about how to spend my time.

CU2QSO admits to trying to make sure nobody misses rovers from new grids.  The
technology could allow me to overcome my lack of operating skill with technology
and N7AU might lose a position in the results if I had used it.

Of course, neither N7AU or I will ever make the top ten, so maybe it doesn't 
really matter...

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