Just like in "Heaven Can Wait" Always wait for the outcome.
I am not a big contest person but I like contests for the motivation they give me to improve my equipment and skills.
Several years ago I entered a ham radio contest called Sweepstakes. In the contest each operator trys to contact all of the sections defined by the ARRL (Amateur Radio Relay League). There are two sweepstakes each year, one done with voice and the other with morse code. I did the morse code version. I had all sorts of trouble with my radio, my computer, my software, my fumbling fingers and feeble brain. In the end I had completed just ONE (1) proper contact. For a moment I thought I would not even send in my entry. Then I remembered that I had been operating in the low power category and wanted to increase the participation numbers for low power operators. I sent in my entry and forgot all about it. Several months later a friend commented on my win. It turned out that I was the only low power operator to send an entry from my section so my one contact was enough to win the section.
The moral is, Keep trying! and Wait for the outcome, you might have done better than you thought. :)
michael AMA 77292
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From: James V. Bacus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phil,
That was a great story! A perfect example of why you never quit in a contest.
Jim
