-=> Ed Hulett wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 EH>> So there's hope. ;-)

 TL> Actually, I don't even care much for traditional contesting from home.

 EH> I lose interest after the first contact when contesting from home.

Know that feeling, though I'll usually work the initial VHF dogpile and then
get bored.  Some HF contests get a bit "territorial" for my liking. 

 TL> I'd much rather work a Field Day from a portable station (fun!), or make a
 TL> sport of propagation and go foxhunting or ARDF. :-)

 EH> I usually go and visit the guys in the local club during Field Day, but
 EH> I'm not one sit and call "CQ Field Day" hours on end in a tent. :-)

I don't mind for a while.  I'll do a couple of hours on the air then hang out
and just talk to those that are there, then go back and do another couple of
hours.  Of course, the arrival of a cold front or sudden storm makes life just
that bit more interesting... ;)  I've also been known to mount solo expeditions
to hilltops with an armful of radios and batteries, to work a few stations
(actually did quite well once, because I managed to work half a dozen on 1296
in a VHF Field Day - the scoring heavily favoured the microwave bands, and
those 6 QSOs were more than half my total score! :) ).


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