Allrrriiiight... Y.A.P.C. (Yet Another Pissing Contest)...
Boy... you sure can tell a major DXpedition has recently shut down... All
the jousting has turned from the pileups to the reflectors!
But I'm getting a kick out of this as I read all the volleys, back and
forth... The banter reminds me of the Monty Python "Four Yorkshiremen" skit
that, in part, went like this:
Terry Gilliam: But you know, we were happy in those days, though we were
poor.
Michael Palin: Aye. BECAUSE we were poor. My old Dad used to say to me,
"Money doesn't buy you happiness."
Eric Idle: 'E was right. I was happier then and I had NOTHIN'. We used to
live in this tiiiny old house, with greaaaaat big holes in the roof.
Graham Chapman: House? You were lucky to have a HOUSE! We used to live in
one room, all hundred and twenty-six of us, no furniture. Half the floor was
missing; we were all huddled together in one corner for fear of FALLING!
TG: You were lucky to have a ROOM! *We* used to have to live in a corridor!
MP: Ohhhh we used to DREAM of livin' in a corridor! Woulda' been a palace to
us. We used to live in an old water tank on a rubbish tip. We got woken up
every morning by having a load of rotting fish dumped all over us! House!?
Hmph.
EI: Well when I say "house" it was only a hole in the ground covered by a
piece of tarpaulin, but it was a house to US.
GC: We were evicted from *OUR* hole in the ground; we had to go and live in
a lake!
TG: You were lucky to have a LAKE! There were a hundred and sixty of us
living in a small shoebox in the middle of the road.
MP: Cardboard box?
TG: Aye.
So carry on Bruce's... you guys are very entertaining! :-)
73 de Bob - K0RC
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Isabella" <n3ji@yahoo.com>
To: "Amps" <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] QSK
> You really need to lighten up.
>
> What you don't see in that pic is my HB Viking II clone, Meck T-60,
> HQ-170, etc., etc. Be careful judging from a single pic on QRZ...
>
> And actually, the pic is a little old. I now have a HB AMD 3000 mid-size
> tower with flat panel display.
>
> But, if you want to knit-pick, I'll be glad to. Making 180 Qs per hour
> of "5NN... QRZ?" by pressing a single button is prestigious in what way???
>
> I enjoy contesting occasionally too, so I say that only to make a point.
> In "contest mode" I use computerized logging SW and DX spots when allowed,
> too. I guess you can't bring yourself to see that sometimes, compete
> automation where the operator is just about totally out of the picture is
> going a bit far... But that's okay -- if you enjoy that, go for it!! I
> have no problem with that. I enjoy AM, (e)SSB, PSK, CW, Contesting,
> Ragchews, VHF/UHF all-mode, Satellite....the list goes on... Feel free to
> continue with what trips your trigger -- I will.
>
> If what I said was "out of line", you certainly haven't proven to be "in
> line". Making fun of something others like to do speaks volumes. I
> suppose only facets of Amateur Radio you enjoy should take precedent over
> others? Should AM or eSSB (or any other mode you don't care to
> participate in) be made illegal because *YOU* don't enjoy it? See where
> this can lead? QRP?? Nah, life's too short...
>
> There's plenty of room for us all. Sniping on each other while
> technology giants eye our spectrum (
> http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/02/22/75812_HNradiospectrum_1.html )
> only one place -- fishing. Because once all our radio gear become
> literally boat anchors, that's where you'll find me -- out on the water
> soaking up the sun & maybe a few suds while I wet a line with my Henry
> firmly holding my boat in place...
>
> :-)
>
> Joe
>
> PS -- Please don't take this personally. I've really been grinning the
> whole time...
>
>
> Jim Kearman <jkearman@att.net> wrote:
>
> From: Joe Isabella
>> Effortless contacts are quickly forgotten, at least in my mind.
>
> Hams who have done much CW DXing know that hitting the button at the right
> instant can make the difference. I don't equate current levels of station
> automation with "effortless" by any stretch.
>
>> If the PC is doing all the work, maybe the QSL card and DX award
>> certificate
>> should have "Dell Dimension" as the operator, not your callsign.
>
> I guess it depends on how you define "all the work." You won't win a
> contest with a PC-driven station connected to a wet piece of string.
> Stations win contests win because the owners put in a great deal of
> effort, building the station and learning to operate it, long before they
> booted up their PCs. I'm not aware of any software that can reliably
> extract callsigns from pileups, either voice or CW. AFAIK that is still
> being done by the software between the operator's ears. Making 180 Qs an
> hour is somewhat more difficult than listening to the OTs on 3880 or 7290,
> regardless of the technology in your shack.
>
> I notice a Henry amplifier in your shack photo at QRZ. Don't you think
> using an amplifier makes it a little too easy? I see a ricebox and a
> laptop, too. If you equate having fun with busting your chops, why
> compromise? Seems to me that glowbug QRP would be more to your liking.
>
> 73,
>
> Jim, KR1S
> http://kr1s.kearman.com/
>
>
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