I enter every VHF Contest with the intention of having at least 'One'
participant from DN39.. and we are few and far between.. however, I am
the 'Only Contester'..! I never enter with the idea of 'Winning'.. its
to have my Rare Grid on as many other logs as a multiplier just to show
'We Use VHF/UHF Here' as well.. I have spent many a contest listening to
just static.. and if I was parked somewhere /P or a /Rover.. I still
would have the same ideas..
'I am Not Going to Win'.. but who cares.. at least I did my effort.. and
try and do better next time out..
If your not happy with the Rover Entry Category.. try a /p Op or move
your QTH to a Rare Grid.. and again.. you may not Win.. but give it your
Best Shot..! My last two times out.. 6 or 8 Contacts.. TVI up the
yang.. XYL was the only one screaming about it.. Neighbors still don't
know what I am up to.. !
Jerry VE6CPP
DN39or
Paul Kiesel wrote:
> People enter competitions for whatever reason. Fairness is not the problem
> here for two reasons: 1) The same rules apply to everyone entering a contest
> category and 2) there is no level playing field (and will never be any) in
> VHF contesting (as a consequence of geography).
>
> If you enter a category where you know you will be competing with someone who
> will blow your socks off, it's not a matter of someone picking on you.
>
> When it comes to human nature in contests, well, expect others to try to beat
> you. Then make the best decision that you can in choosing that category.
>
> What makes me smile is the efforts people go to to fix something that doesn't
> affect them in the slightest. They get their back up, sweat and wring their
> wrists about something that someone else does within the rules that will
> never affect them personally.
>
> 73,
> Paul, K7CW
>
>
>
>
>
> --- On Sun, 2/15/09, Shupienis, Joseph <jshupienis@ccac.edu> wrote:
> From: Shupienis, Joseph <jshupienis@ccac.edu>
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] The Psychology of Contest Participation
> To: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
> Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 11:53 AM
>
> "People who enter competitions must realize that they may not win. It is
> not up to the contest sponsor to make it so a person's esteem is
> satisfied." - K7CW
>
> Not my point at all. My point is more on the line of, "People rarely enter
> competitions they realize they cannot win. People do enter contests to see how
> they stack up in a fair competition. It *IS* up to the contest sponsor to give
> every entrant a fair shot at success in an appropriate category, otherwise
> many
> will not bother entering their contest."
>
> Human nature being what it is, most normal people prefer to, in street
> parlance, "Pick on somebody their own size."
>
>
> 73, de Joe, W3BC
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