Gee this ARRL bashing stuff really adds something to my
life as a contester! Seems like everyone will be able to
see the results at no cost on the web site in the future and
not have to buy QST. Membership in any organization
usually offers benefits that non-members don't receive and
I guess having the results available a short while before the
rest of the world isn't really a big deal anyway.
Let's go on to something more positive that will add to
our hobby and quit bitching!
Tony N7BG
BTW I am not a great fan of the ARRL and typically do
not agree with their policies. I am a member because I
think it's the right thing to do as a Ham operator in the USA.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sylvan Katz" <jskatz@sk.sympatico.ca>
To: "Richard L. King" <k5na@texas.net>; <CQ-Contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: Re[3]: [CQ-Contest] 2002 ARRL DX Phone Results Available
> Richard
>
> > The ARRL DX Contest results are still available to the rest of the world
> > the same as it has been for 50 years or more. When the QST magazine is
> > published, the results are available to anyone who reads or buys the
> magazine.
>
> You may wish to recheck this fact -- things are changing. QST will no
longer
> publish contest line scores.
> (see http://www.remote.arrl.org/announce/board-0207/)
>
> "NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that as of the January 2003 issue of QST,
> contest line scores shall be relocated from QST to the ARRL Web. "
>
> .. sylvan
>
> Ô¿Ô¬
> ----------------
> Sylvan Katz, VE5ZX
> Saskatoon, SK
> "A Novel Perspective of Amateur Radio Contesting" at
> http://www.dynamicforesight.com/~ve5zx
>
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>From Sylvan Katz <jskatz@sk.sympatico.ca> Thu Sep 26 16:11:28 2002
From: Sylvan Katz <jskatz@sk.sympatico.ca> (Sylvan Katz)
Subject: [CQ-Contest] ARRL Discrimination - was "2002 ARRL DX Phone Results
Available"
References: <20020925123736.OGJ331.host4@[166.82.1.69]>
<5.1.0.14.0.20020926130233.02504ec0@pop.texas.net>
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<011801c2656d$36c22910$90516244@HP5495>
Message-ID: <0e9001c2656e$fd439d70$6400a8c0@selfsimilar>
Tony
>Let's go on to something more positive that will add to
our hobby and quit bitching!
One of the most important things we can do is figure out ways to increase
participation in contests.
Discriminating against contestants who your organization has invited to
participate in their contests but who are not members of your organization
does not seem to be an appropriate way to do this.
Paying attention to small details like this is one good way to promote
fellowship and a more positive outlook on the larger amateur radio
contesting community. Sweeping details like this under the carpet only
causes the problem to fester in an unhealthy manner.
.. sylvan
Ô¿Ô¬
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Sylvan Katz, VE5ZX
Saskatoon, SK
"A Novel Perspective of Amateur Radio Contesting" at
http://www.dynamicforesight.com/~ve5zx
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