[CQ-Contest] Here we go again

[dennis o'connor <k8do@mailblocks.com>]

Second Place is First Loser

[disclaimer] Just kidding [/disclaimer]

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Even kidding it is just plain wrong...
I operated CQ WW CW, part time... I knew that with a few wires for 
antennas I would not be competitive in any class, making me about, 
twenty four hundred and Second place, if total score is the only 
criteria......   I set my goal to work some new countries on 80 meters 
- a band I have pretty much ignored for 40+ years - and decided to do 
it with 100 watts ( pain makes me feel  g o o d! )...

Well, I worked 51 countries and 20 zones...  Not a winner there, but I 
exceeded my personal goal, I got a ham / college student over to watch 
and then maneuvered him into getting on the air on 20 meters for ~ 4 
hours...  Yeah, the key clicks from my old contesting amp running at 
WEP (war emergency power) on 20 meters cost me a few Q's, but all in 
all, I won first place in MY satisfaction club...

Cheeers  ...  Denny


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