Ron W3WN wrote:
Only question is... which set of cards to send?
... would you send in for a single mode (which
one?) or a single band (which one?)?
Ron,
Unless you want to spend your whole life on the radio (and we both
know people who do), you need first to pick a limited set of
objectives which are of real interest to you, and in which you want
to excel. IMHO, it's more satisfying to be an expert in a few DXCCs
(and WAZs) than an also-ran in many.
So back in 1987 I picked three: 'Phone, 40M and 80M. I further
limited 40M and 80M to 'Phone only, although ARRL doesn't recognize
mode restrictions for single band DXCCs. But I know who my
'Phone-only competitors are in those DXCC and WAZ lists, hi!
Your choice of 3 DXCCs (say) would undoubtedly be different to mine
of course. As a bonus, that will keep your cost down too. If you
don't set clear objectives early on, you'll scatter your DXing
efforts too broadly and will regret that later when your primary
interests become more apparent. For me, intensive effort toward a
modest number of key objectives is more satisfying than the
scatter-shot approach. Others may disagree, and will undoubtedly tell
us!
Seasons Greetings and Merry Christmas to all,
John, NT5C.
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