Hi Steve,
Thanks for the input. Well I double checked and you are right about 12
contests BUT?.among the SM hams, LY and ES hams qualifying the put in
between 17-25 contests each.
Let´s look on the numbers from your perspective then:
1. Say only 12 contests as you say then results in only 432 hours.
Manageable. Good. But what about minimum preparing before a contest and
after? At least half a day (4 h) before and after as many do. That makes 96
hours. We end up in 532 hours or 15 % of all working hours over two years.
2. Say like the above WRTC guys 17 contests - which gives 612 hours.
Little more.
3. For me as a new newbie and remote contesters this is more valid.
a. I practice CW 30 min per day => +365 hours over two years.
b. I need to maintain and update the remote set-up (new software
updates, compatibility etc) on an average say 1 day (8 hours) a month. Add
to that general tower antenna maintenance equally much. So I end up with at
least 1 ½ day (12 hours) a month times two years = > + 288 hours.
c. So with 17 contests over two year I end up with a 612+365+288 =
1265 (35 % of working hours).
So no matter what for my situation it seems like a lot of hours?:)
73s Kari SM0HRP
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