At 11:07 AM 2/25/2004, Bill Turner wrote:
I've never understood what packet adds to the contest experience. I
used packet once or twice back in the nineties and have never used it
since. Wouldn't it be better (more fun) to focus on turning the big
knob in the middle of the radio? Heck, if you just want a bigger score,
let's give two points per Q instead of one! :-)
Bill, I had limited time to operate this weekend, but wanted to maximize
the number of points I could make for my club. Packet was a
godsend! Sunday morning I went downstairs to bring some chairs upstairs,
checked the spots and worked 12 QSOs in 11 minutes, 11 of them new
multipliers. All off of packet, of course.
I am still convinced of the value of packet, and am firmly in favor of
keeping two single-op categories, one with packet and one without.
73 - Jim AD1C
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