[WriteLog] Contesting with a Vertical

[Wayne]

Well this is my first RTTY contest and I have found out that using a 
vertical and 100 watts does not get you very many contacts, the big guns 
walk all over you and more power to them they have spent the money and 
time to put up great antennas so go for it, it is just hard to compete 
with them.  I do want to thank  everyone that helped me get set up so I 
could at least see what I could do with my station and I did have some 
fun. There was one little problem I seen and I guess it was band 
conditions and it was.... I was on a freq and seeing a station calling 
CQ DL over and over and over and over and not getting any replaies or 
calls I was seeing other stations calling so I tried to make a contact 
with them but  I could not because the other station keep calling CQ DL 
over and over and over and over hihi. Now all that said is there some 
kind of  of gentle mens rules or contest rules that govern the operating 
procedures on contesting or is it just dog eat dog ?  Well I will 
probably be black balled as a trouble maker for all these statements and 
questions I just didn't realize that contesting could be not so much fun.

73 Wayne AA5JJ

PS: I have not gave up yet.