Paul, I very much agree with the majority of your thoughts. Although it's a different world out here in the pacific northwest where I have to overcome geography instead of QRM. One thing I do disagre
Roger, I guess it is a matter of perspective. There is NO way I will ever win a contest. I am too far removed from the centers of activity and struggling to find QSOs. Also I am not doing contests to
I'm in the same boat as Paul, well 40 miles closer to y'all I guess. When I was in PA I was very competitive, 2 top nationwide single op finishes back in the day,.. BUT now the competition is mainly
My motivation is similar to Paul's. Over the last few decades I have amassed a reasonable amount of gear that gets little use outside of VHF and up contests and the occasional "grid activation." I li