For most of us competing is personal. It doesn't matter what power or antenna
we have, it is a personal contest. How well are we doing compared with last
year? We may add a personal contest to compare with our call area, club or
other specific competitors, but most of us here are not competing to win. Even
if we do win a certificate or something, who really cares? If we do even show
it to someone, they smile and say it's nice, but they don't understand what we
did to earn it.
So it comes back to a personal achievement. If you need a kilowatt to achieve
your personal goals, buy it. If you are satisfied with 100 watts, save your
money. If you need to improve your antennas, go for it. If you won't be
satisfied until you have done your best, go legal limit with a tower and a nice
beam, but first move to a good QTH. (And since you have so much money, write me
a nice check for consultant's fee.)
Stan, K4SBZ
"Real radio bounces off the sky."
> On Mar 27, 2017, at 4:10 PM, Bill Turner <dezrat@outlook.com> wrote:
>
> ------------ ORIGINAL MESSAGE ------------(may be snipped)
>
>> On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 14:52:03 -0500, Jeff wrote:
>>
>> We
>> Keeping your chin up as a Midwest participant is a lot like what you guys in
>> CA have - you run your own personal contest according to win criteria that
>> you set.
>
> REPLY:
>
> I figure I'm competing against other CA stations. If I am the top in
> 6-land, I'm happy.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
>
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