[LCC] CTU 2009

[Charles Morrison]

Well the biggest problem is that 2 years ago, the guys went over to
Mendelsons downtown.  I DON'T want to miss that again.. they said that was
the most awesome place ever!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org [mailto:lcc-
> bounces at louisianacontestclub.org] On Behalf Of Mark Ketchell
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 3:51 PM
> To: lcc at louisianacontestclub.org
> Subject: [LCC] CTU 2009
> 
> Hi Charlie,
> 	I don't know if there will be a "third year curriculum" or not. They
> haven't finalized courses or professors yet, but here's the way I see it.
> 
> 	2007 was my first year to attend Dayton. We were shuffling from room
to
> room, meeting people whose calls I had seen over and over in the contest
> results but never expecting to meet. There was so much information that it
> was overwhelming.
> 
> 	In 2008, I knew some of the guys and knew just enough to be
dangerous. I
> tried to focus on what I thought was important, and missed other parts
that
> were just as important. In 2009, I'll go back knowing more of the guys,
and
> have worked many several  times during contests this year. I've improved
> the filtering and automation in the shack, so during a contest I can spend
> less time working on "things" and more time working stations. I am making
> improvements and using techniques they taught, and am seeing my scores go
> up, but I I easily see that the "upper tier" are doing things that I am
> not, so I am going back to learn more.
> 	Guess I could compare it to auto racing. Even if you had raced and
won
> at
> the local track, if you could go spend 8 hours with Al Unser and Richard
> Petty and have them tell you, in detail, how they developed their skills
> and won championships year after year, would it be worth the time and
> money? Yep, I'm headed back to CTU this year.
> 
> 73,
> K5ER
> 
> ...
> >I didn't know CTU was going to do a 3rd year, or are they starting over
> first year?
> >I wasn't planning on taking it again, unless the courses go beyond the
> first and second years.
> 
> 
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