OK folks, give it to these clowns! www.qrz.com See the "qrz news" -- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts -- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --
I think the discussion on qrz.com is pretty well balanced and civil. No reason to call them clowns. Contests put a lot of pressure on the bands. We should acknowledge that not everyone shares our pas
Well, sorry Randy, I call 'em as I see 'em. Of course not everyone there are clowns, but, I honestly think the guys there who want to limit our contesting to partial bands, are, well, clowns. (and ot
Perhaps not everyone shares our passion. True. However, there seems to be an underlying opinion on the part of those who oppose the presence of contests on their frequencies that contest activity sho
http://www.eham.net/survey/523 eHam just ended a "survey" that asked a related question, "Are there too many HF contests..." It was interesting to note that the results were balanced for quite a whil
there The assertion that "weekend operators" lives are ruined by contests is absolutely absurd. Us contesters know that there are really only 6 weekends where the fone bands are overrun by contester
Ever see Caddyshack? I equate contests to the "Caddy" swim-time (15-mins) at the Bushwood pool. Woohoo! http://www.bushwood.net/shack/caddy068.JPG - Contest Weekend http://www.bushwood.net/shack/cadd
During these 6 weekends the non contestors can use the WARC bands, so it is really a non issue. 73s John NE0P http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest _________________________________
The very best solution to interference during contests is called "time diversity". If you choose to not participate in contests, then choose a different time slot if you want to avoid the band crowdi
John, NE0P makes a good point. ALL of the bitching is about SSB use. And a careful glance at the call signs of the individuals bitching should give a pretty good hint as to the license class. First t