That's a good point. Some of us contest to try to win, some of us just
enjoy working stations in a contest environment. Some people do both.
I fit mostly into the second category. I just have fun working people in
a contest. Whenever a contest is over, I feel a little sort of letdown
because I can't keep at it. So I wouldn't let any rules about packet or
no packet interfere with my participation in a contest.
Just my 2 cents' worth.
73, Zack W9SZ
On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, Jay Pryor wrote:
> At 11:37 AM 6/18/2003, Bruce Sawyer wrote:
> >G4BUO wrote:
> >
> > >>Just make it legal to everybody.
> > >>This was done in Germany with the WAE-Contest very successfully.
> >
> > >I disagree that it was successful. A lot of us stopped entering
> > >the WAE contest when DARC took this step. Packet assistance
> > >is fundamentally different from single operator. You're benefitting
> > >from hundreds of people tuning the bands and finding stations
> > >for you to work. This is what makes it essentially different from
> > >other technological assistance such as auto band switching,
> > >memory keyers, SO2R, etc.
> >
> >I agree completely with Dave's comments (though not with his spelling :-) ).
> >The Russian DX Contest is another event which allows unlimited use of
> >packet, and after my less-than-happy experience with that event this past
> >March I think I'll pass in the future on contests (such as RDXC and WAE)
> >which allow single-ops to use packet. The problem, as usual, was that I had
> >lots of calls from people who really could not hear me but knew I was there
> >because their little computer screen told them so. This really can become
> >quite tiring. RDXC and WAE could be great contests otherwise, were it not
> >for this particular "feature".
> >
> >Bruce, N6NT/ZF2NT
>
>
> I want to echo K9GY's sentiments that those of you who are skipping the WAE
> simply because they allow the use of packet are missing a great way to
> spend a couple of summer weekends. You might be surprised at how well you
> can do, and more importantly how much fun you can have, even if you don't
> know what a packet screen looks like.
>
> - Jay, K4OGG
>
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