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Re: [CQ-Contest] SS SSB reflections

To: Gerry Hull <gerry.hull@gmail.com>, <k-zero-hb@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SS SSB reflections
From: Dale Putnam <daleputnam@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:24:26 -0700
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And that is precisly why I don't care to participate now. Discussion after 
discussion as to being in Wy.... 
Go figure... so... I am.. figuring on what to do besides argue with someones 
software.--...   ...--Dale - WC7S in Wy



> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:26:03 -0500> From: gerry.hull@gmail.com> To: 
> k-zero-hb@earthlink.net> CC: 3830@contesting.com; kr2q@optonline.net; 
> cq-contest@contesting.com> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SS SSB reflections> > I 
> tend to guest op at many different QTH's for SS. Such is the life> without a 
> decent contest station at home. Yes, their are logging systems> which give 
> you hints as to the exchange. (I think TR has this, but don't> quote me on 
> it). Anyway, in both CW and SS SSB, I got into arguments with> people who 
> kept claiming I was in a different section. They would rather> trust the 
> program than copy what I am sending! In addition, I was spotted> more than 
> once during SS CW as being in EMA, when I was actually in KY.> > SCP = ok, 
> Hints=not so much, as Borat would say.> > 73, Gerry, W1VE> > On 11/20/06, 
> K0HB <k-zero-hb@earthlink.net> wrote:> >> > >> > > 3. Greatest Epiphany: 
> Realizing just how much entrants/participants> > use> > SCP (I never use 
> it).> > > I overheard one 
 conversation where station A was debating with station B> > (who station A 
was> > > working) about what Section station B was in. B kept telling him one> 
> thing but A kept citing> > > what was "loaded in the computer." B stated over 
and over, I was there> > LAST YEAR, now I'm> > > "here." Station A seemed 
unwilling to doubt SCP.> > >> > > Then I had someone else tell me how long ago 
it was since "we worked" (a> > long time) in SS.> > > Now I finally figured why 
so many guys only want YOUR NUMBER, YOUR> > NUMBER> > and nothing> > > 
else...it's all there for them already. How disappointing...a long> > exchange 
to "test" skill made> > > meaningless by so-called technology. Sort of defeats 
the whole point,> > no> > (unless your point> > > is to just "score big" or 
"win")?> > >> > >> > > de Doug KR2Q> > >> >> > Yeah, what Doug said!!!!!!> >> > 
For those of you who still don't "get it", this is why my SS check is> > 
unstable from year to year. To put >>radiomen<< back into contes
 ting, and> > confound the >>computer_dependent<<.> >> > Use your computer to 
do the logging paperwork, not to feed you hints.> >> > 73 es beep beep,> >> > 
de Hans, K0HB> > --> > ><{{{{*> http://www.home.earthlink.net/~k0hb> >> >> >> 
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