[MiQP-Mail] MiQP-KALKASKA COUNTY

[Hank Greeb]

Richards:

I agree with the fellow who said - Compete with yourself.  If this is 
the first time you've entered, see what you can do.  If you're learning 
CW, try some of it, but don't get discouraged.  Do some Search & pounce, 
find stations calling CQ, and answer them.

The first few contests I ran weren't anything to write home about, but I 
learned.  I kept it up, and gradually made it to a "mediocre to fair" 
category.  I've never won a contest - except for Kent County high score 
when there wasn't much competition.

This year I plan to invade a couple counties where there hasn't been any 
fixed station operation.  I'll either stir up some locals to give me a 
run for the money, or I'll have a couple more pieces of paper to place 
on my shack's wall.  I hope I can stir up locals, because one goal of 
MiQP should be to have at least one fixed station operating in each county.

73 es cu on MiQP 2009 de n8xx Hg

Richards wrote:
> I have a different take on it, ... at least this year.
>
> While I am interested in contesting.... somewhat... I am
> deterred by the scoring multipliers.   I live in Kent County and that
> is a rather busy ham county, so I can hardly be the only one from
> around here... and because I am new at ham radio, and still learning
> CW... but working on it... I do not see how I could be competitive
> against   1) CW/SSB ops,  and  2)  more experienced, better equipped
> SSB-only ops -who have more and better antennas.
>
> Given the circumstances, I may just play around and make contacts
> with the real contesters.   I really feel I need to reserve my "rookie"
> year for when I can do CW and use the multiplier in that.
>
> So... pour me a beer and I will cry in it...  well.... after drinking 
> most
> of it!
>
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> Scott Yost wrote:
>
>> I don't know exactly why, but I think I look forward to the MiQP more 
>> than any other ham radio contest.  Just me or does anyone else feel 
>> that way, too?
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