[VHFcontesting] Something to ponder as you prepare for the nextcontest

[John AA5JG]

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From: Duane - N9DG <n9dg at yahoo.com>
Date:  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:15:40 -0700 (PDT)

>1. If you still have a voice on Monday morning, - then you
>didn't call CQ enough....

Or you have a PROIII/FT450/TS2000 with the built in voice keyer (hoping to get one of these myself)

>
>2. If you didn't suffer a high cycle fatigue failure of your
>antenna cable rotator loop, - then you didn't turn your
>rotator enough....

Or you live on the coast, or in SW Oklahoma where there is little to your west.

>
>3. If you didn't add significant wear to your VFO, - then you
>didn't tune around enough.
>
Or you stayed on the calling frequency.  Kind of required in SW Oklahoma if you ever want anyone to find you.

>4. If you didn't do items 1, 2, & 3, - then you didn't work
>the 10-20 unannounced, and possibly new to VHF contesting ops
>that happened to get on for the contest....
>
Or go to 144.39 and work most of the new hams on APRS and hope to God that someone let's them know there is more to VHF than APRS.

73s John AA5JG


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