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[CQ-Contest] assisted classes, NO CHANGE NEEDED

Subject: [CQ-Contest] assisted classes, NO CHANGE NEEDED
From: k5qf@camalott.com (Michael McLaughlin)
Date: Thu Sep 4 11:47:16 1997
I don't agree here.I always have run as unassisted.I believe it makes a better
operator out of you than to get a call put on a screen that you don't have to
look for or copy.
  Mike McLaughlin K5QF
Milt Jensen, N5IA wrote:

> At 07:04 PM 9/2/97 -0400, Kevin Drost wrote:
> >Jim Pratt wrote:
>
> >> I note with interest the recent results of the 1997 ARRL DX CW
> >> contest.
> >> I have heard it said over the years that "if single-op-assisted is a
> >> "real" class of entry, how come they never beat the unassisted
> >> entrants"?  Well, in 1997, that happened.  Top single-op-unassisted
> >> was
> >> W1KM with 3.1Meg, top single-op-assisted was K1NG with 3.3Meg.
>
> >Right on !!! its time to combine SO and SOA classes .... at this point
> >everyone has some access to packett somehow .... and combining classes
> >would eleiminate any "cheating" also
>
> NOT SO!!  NEAREST DX CLUSTER TO ME IS 175 MILES AWAY.  I AM SURE THAT THERE
> ARE MANY IN THE SAME BOAT WORLDWIDE.  LEAVE IT LIKE IT IS!!  73 DE MILT, N5IA
>
> >WA8ZDT
>
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