Hi Group,
I'll try to be brief:
I tip my hat to those who can influence a multiplier to move to another
band but I think it should be limited to "multi-operator" stations and
"all-banders". I feel it violates the spirit of the contest for
"single-banders" such as myself. Granted, check log contacts are great
and can help stations which are competeing in other catagories but single
band should be just that - "Single-Band". All reception and transmission
must be on a single band.
As far as calling QRO and dropping to 150 or 5 watts, this is just as
bad as the DX-NETS where the "list-taker" is the only one with a good
station and/or the skills to really work DX. [I know it's another
discussion on another reflector - :) ]
During Dayton I was chatting with some of our brethern about the
compliment my signal got from a certain ZL and how it sounded louder than
most low-power stations, I said I should have kicked in the AMP just so
he could hear what my QRO signal would be like...I was chastised... and I
wanted to do it just as a brief QSO during the contest period...the
contact and exchange was already completed....Oh Well! ;}
I do pray that someday I'll get spotted in a EU packet cluster and get a
lot of calls.
Still Broke in Lake Moneysgone, Dan, KW4T
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