Initially, I wanted to participate in the WAPC competition. I thought it was the only organized competition in China, and I wanted to support it. Last year, the association organized a competition with call signs appearing, but as the deadline approached, I found that the association's teachers had other urgent matters and couldn't organize the competition, so there were no collective stations. I started looking for other organizations, and after investigating, I found that none of the 1st district's collective stations were participating (I know there are many collective stations in the 1st district, but here I only mentioned those I am familiar with, and I won't mention the call signs). So, I hesitated for several days, wondering whether to participate or not. While hesitating, I was also thinking about a plan: if I participated, how would I play? In the end, my desire to participate was stronger (I really love amateur radio). I thought it was also an opportunity to learn and grow. So, I finally decided to participate.
I've decided to participate, and now I need to think about how to play. Honestly, I don't know what I did wrong (this is me talking). I was thinking of going to the "wild wire" competition (but this isn't the standard wild wire competition because I'm using city power; the wild wire competition doesn't allow for city power, and I wouldn't submit my logs to that competition either).
So, let's get ready for the field work. My friend just received a new GP antenna from NLM, and he plans to use it with this one. We can also use it to test its performance and efficiency.
On Saturday morning, I took my radio, coaxial cable, computer, various cables, and a directional antenna and NLM to the base. Why did I choose to go to the base? Because there was no one around to disturb me. Why didn't I use the base's existing antennas? Because the main antenna at the base needed maintenance. Therefore, I had to bring my own GP antenna. I brought the directional antenna because I was worried that the GP antenna might not work and I could switch to a different directional antenna.
Around 1:00 PM, I arrived at the base and found that I couldn't get into the shack. The reason doesn't matter; all that matters is that I had to operate from outside. This created a problem: I didn't have a 13.8V power supply. After setting up, I went to eat. While eating, I asked someone to bring me a power supply, which arrived around 2:50 PM. Once the power was connected, I turned on the radio and started with the 15-meter band. I found that there were quite a few signals. I swept the area twice and then called out. However, I couldn't contact many stations. I decided to try switching to the feedband, but it didn't work at all. I switched back to the GP (General Programming). Then, I went to the 20-meter band and found a few JAs. Two YBs also came when I was calling out. After that, there were hardly any stations left, so I continued sweeping the area. It turned out that there were quite a few old friends and new contacts. Once you hear their call sign, you can usually identify them. As for the others, I won't go into detail. In the evening, I went to the 40-meter band and found that there was hardly any space left for setting up. It turned out that the 40-meter and 20-meter bands were still very active. I didn't go to the 10-meter band. So, I continued operating until 8:40 PM. Actually, there wasn't much to say about the process. Thank you all for your support. I made 61 QSOs. I know that's not a lot. I need to take some time to summarize everything. (Haha, official post-game statement template)
Initially, I wanted to play with a single band, but then I thought that it would take me half a day, so I decided to play the full band.
Because there were other things I had to do the next morning, I packed up and went home. At that point, I realized I was completely out of my mind. It was so ridiculous! I don't even know why I spent half a day lugging around this heavy radio equipment, going miles away on my own to set it up for competition, and then getting exhausted. After dismantling the antenna, packing everything up, and getting into the car, it was already 9:30 AM. I arrived home at 10 PM that night. I really don't know why I thought like that at the time. Not only did I waste a lot of money, but I also got completely exhausted. I should have just hired someone to do it. I definitely won't be setting up equipment myself next year.
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