The Contesting Wiki is locked from updates for maintenance right now, but I've created this entry to add to the Aargh! FAQ at http://wiki.contesting.com/index.php/Arrgh_FAQ : The WARC bands are prett
Since the WARC bands are contest-free bands, where's the balance? Where are the contesting-only bands? Of course, there are none. And, it would be absurd to presume that there should be. However, non
Fight back? Against whom? The trolls who love stirring this up just to make people squirm or start flame wars? Or the very few anti-contest nutz who scream that any activity that they don't approve o
Say what? Fight back?? The last thing contesters need is to get pig headed and pick a fight with other hams over agreements that have been in place for decades. We don't occupy less than 20% of weeke
Embarrassed? Over what? Dave, normally you and I see things in pretty much the same way, so there must be some confusion here over what the issue is. First, I have no desire to put contests on the WA
Author: Richard F DiDonna NN3W <richnn3w@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 09:41:33 -0400
Bob, its not worth getting worked up over. A lot of the anti contester types can be summed up in a line from a character named Kyle Reese: "Listen, and understand ... It can't be bargained with. It c
as a retired contester, but.........Hawaii? Soft island breezes? October? 2104? OCDX?.....but i digress...........with the advent of modern contesting equipment most (CW contests anyway) cram themsel
Yes, you and I see things the same way probably 95% of the time, but this time we are polar opposites. I find it highly unsettling that such a high profile member of the contest community as yourself
Summary: "We don't need no WARC band contests" (Apologies to Pink Floyd). Again, that would solve nothing. And, to summarize my perspective on all of this: Contesters are not second-class citizens of
On 8/9/2013 6:52 AM, Bob Naumann wrote: The facts support my claim that non-contesters get to enjoy a clear majority of the time without a *major* contest going on and that *they need to be tolerant*
Apologies to Bob, Not really sure why this message from me came through looking like it came from him. Joe WB9SBD Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com
Good question. I don't know how many of you are keeping track of the commercial shortwave broadcast world, but international shortwave broadcasters are "dropping like flies." It won't be long before