Bob,
I've noticed the same thing about the "evolution" of FD into something totally
different from what I remember my dad doing when I was a kid. The original
intent of it is closer now to SET (Simulated Emergency Test) than today's FD.
73, Al
On Mon June 25 2012 9:35:34 pm Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:
> Lets step back a minute and examine the real purpose for Field Day. It was
> established to hone the skills of operators and the use of their equipment
> in the event of any emergency. Making X number of contacts with subsequent
> multipliers was no where in the original description....
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Sussman" <psussman@pactor.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>; "Jerry
> Haigwood" <jerry@w5jh.net>
> Cc: <k9yc@arrl.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 5:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Just a 'foot-in-mouth' observation
>
> > As a former contester, I can attest to Jerry's point of view. Sometimes I
> > work
> > Field Day, but not to contest - just to have fun and occasionally give
> > someone
> > a few points.
> >
> > I have no intention of even submitting a score. I don't seek contacts and
> > just
> > 'lope-along'. Occasionally I'll take a sip without concern to someone's
> > rate.
> >
> > There are many good operators and some can be obsessed contesters. I saw
> > that
> > years ago and decided contesting is not for me. Don't expect me to
> > whip through
> > a QSO at light speed to keep the rate up. After all, I tend to 'chew' a
> > bit.
> > Contesters may not work me, because I tend slow 'em down.
> >
> > 73 ES Happy Rag-Chewing on RTTY,
> >
> > de Phil - N8PS
> >
> > Quoting Jerry Haigwood <jerry@w5jh.net>:
> >> And if you don't like to work non-contest type people, then don't do
> >> Field
> >> Day Jim. You will have many hams who are not who are not contest
> >> oriented
> >> but are still good operators. A good operator will slow down and work
> >> those
> >> type of people because the good operator realizes that FD always brings
> >> out
> >> the non-contesters. If you want to make contest only contacts, then
> >> stay in
> >> the bottom 25KHz of each band!
> >> Jerry W5JH
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
> >> [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> >> On Behalf Of Jim Brown
> >> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 4:05 PM
> >> To: tentec@contesting.com
> >> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Just an observation
> >>
> >> On 6/25/2012 11:52 AM, Jerry Haigwood wrote:
> >>> Please remind me NOT to work you. Field is for fun!
> >>
> >> If you don't want to learn to do ir well, then please don't. You're not
> >> doing me a favor by doing it badly.
> >>
> >> 73, Jim K9YC
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