Shelby's right on the money. As much as I really like Doug's idea for
contesting, I have to remember that the bands exist for more than
contesters, as do contests. The casual operator isn't going to give one
whit about the issues we have with packet: he just wants to pluck off his
spots, work 'em and then get back to his mint julep.
The existence of a contest does not compel all those on the air to
suddenly abide by contest rules. Only those who submit logs need do
that. Similarly, the sysops of the various DX spotting systems are serving
a larger contingent than contesters.
73, kelly
ve4xt
> From: "Shelby Summerville" <k4ww@arrl.net>
> Date: 2007/03/08 Thu AM 03:57:39 CST
> To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Doug's famous Spot Remover FREE...but
wait,
> there's more!
>
>
> Doug KR2Q wrote: "During a contest (or all the time?), the spotting
software
> should be changed so that only the PREFIX is accepted/transmitted.
That
> way, everybody would
> have to copy the call on their own. NO errors in spotting, no
CORRECTIONS
> needed."
>
> Y'all just keep on dreaming, about ways to make it more difficult for the
> "much needed" casual contester to: "increase their DX totals, WAS
totals,
> and totals for any other award they may be working toward", and they will
> slowly and surely disappear from the contest(s)? Other than the ones
that
> actually submit a log, who really cares about how the "casual" contester
> gets the information, especially if they have no plans to submit their log,
> within the "limit of the rules? If one doesn't submit their log, they are
> not bound by any "set of rules", other than those within their licensing
> body? IMHO, far better to try and persuade them to become more than a
> "casual" contester, and submit their logs, gathering the needed
information
> the correct way?
>
> C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW
>
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