[CountyHunters] Some advice please

Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:12:14 -0500

Don, 

Your having worked all 3072 counties 4 times is quite an accomplishment
especially considering the Bingo in there.  (That's only contacting
stations with special criteria to be labeled "bingo").  As such, you
have certainly earned your credibility in being heard on the subject.  

I don't have a problem with your not liking the USACA methods as I have
seen many hams come and go away from it because they are unhappy. But I
am saddened that you offered your advice without offering an alternative
means of helping Dale reach his goals.  I too am very interested in
knowing by what methods you earned your awards if you did not use the
USACA net(s) especially for the Bingo award.  Some on the net choose to
earn their awards exclusively from the net, but some, like myself, are
willing to earn it by any means available (within the rules of the
award).

Please don't leave him or others discouraged.  Your experience sets you
apart as a good source for both encouragement and helpful advice.  Both
are certainly welcome and some, if not all of us are anxious to learn
from you.

Thank you,

Buck
NA4FM, still working on #1

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Hagler [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 11:14 AM
> To: NA4FM (Buck); 'Dale Robinson'; 'Countyhunters'
> Subject: Re: [CountyHunters] Some advice please
> 
> 
> ID suggest you stay away from the current usaca county hunter 
>  net.  its operation proceedures will make you throw in the 
> towel before you finish.
>           DON K5CKQ USACA 438 #2,#3, BINGO,  XMITTED Countie 
> from 50 states
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "NA4FM (Buck)" <[email protected]>
> To: "'Dale Robinson'" <[email protected]>; "'Countyhunters'" 
> <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 8:50 AM
> Subject: RE: [CountyHunters] Some advice please
> 
> 
> > You can probably accumulate more states faster on the 
> County Hunter's 
> > Net @ 14.336 MHz.
> >
> > Most county hunters don't cq for a county but rather meet 
> on the net 
> > where mobiles are traveling through various counties in 
> many states. 
> > Trying to gather them all from bases might be impossible.  
> Also, check 
> > out the county hunter's website. It has links to most,if 
> not all the 
> > information you want there.  Also meet us on 14.336.  
> Listen for a few 
> > calls and get the feel of how it works before jumping in 
> and you will 
> > find yourself a frequency to park on when you have a radio 
> handy but 
> > are a little busy.  I keep mine on beside me while I work 
> and work the 
> > mobiles as I hear them.
> >
> > If you have a mobile, it is also incredibly fun to be the 
> mobile in a 
> > county.  Nothing like being the station the pile-up is 
> looking for  :)
> >
> > See you there soon!
> >
> > NA4FM
> >
> > Buck
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [email protected]
> > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dale 
> > > Robinson
> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 9:39 AM
> > > To: Countyhunters
> > > Subject: [CountyHunters] Some advice please
> > >
> > >
> > > I am a fairly new ham and I'm not ready to go county 
> hunting yet.  
> > > Right now I'm still hunting states but I am accumulating 
> a list of 
> > > counties and see this as a logical future  step in my efforts.  I 
> > > believe that I live in a rare county (Carter County, 
> Missouri).To my 
> > > knowledge, there are only two hams in the cunty and the 
> other has a 
> > > Tech license so i guess for now I am pretty much it.  It 
> seems that 
> > > I might be abel to use this to my advantage to help me
> > > accumulate other states that I might need and to start adding
> > > to my county list.  Dopes this seem feasible to any of the
> > > list membes? I would welcome suggestions from any of the lst
> > > members.  I don't think that I want to go on the county
> > > hunter's nests at this time.
> > >
> > >
> > > Dale KC0QNS
> > >
> > >
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