At 10:23 AM 11/4/02 -0600, Ford Peterson wrote:
>I've been working with a local fella on getting into "contesting."
>Everybody needs an elmer, so it seems. After much encouragement and proding
>on my part, he gave it a go on CW during SS. Below you will find his
>comments. I've scrubbed his name to eliminate any embarassment. Comments?
>
I'm sorry there are a few jerks out there, but really don't think that was
representative. I didn't hear anything like that, and heard a number of
big dogs slowed down to 13 WPM. I also didn't have a single station ask me
to QRS, though a few obviously had trouble copying till I slowed 'way
down. I was glad to.
My best advice for a new guy would be to wait till Sunday afternoon, when
everyone has slowed down, and people are fishing on the high end of the
bands. It's much more rewarding and less intimidating than the first few
hours. The designated slow zones high in the bands also aren't so crowded
as on Saturday night, when the mob spreads far up the band.
73, Pete N4ZR
Sometimes a tower is just a tower
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