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Re: [CQ-Contest] WW SSB - the corruptive influence of packet

To: "Bill Parry" <BPARRY@RGV.RR.COM>, <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WW SSB - the corruptive influence of packet
From: "N7MAL" <N7MAL@CITLINK.NET>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 23:21:48 -0000
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And therein is the problem. You, and others, said: ""Outlawing packet tomorrow 
would not
have the impact that many might hope. We have large numbers of stations that
are not entering the contest but just hoping to work a few new countries.""

How do you know? Why not give it a try? Voluntarily ask all the nodes to shut 
down during CQWWCW. My prediction is the only loser will be the sponsor because 
a majority of the scores will be down. Contesting without a crutch, what an 
intriguing concept.
Again I ask why not give it a try?


MAL         N7MAL
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
http://www.ctaz.com/~suzyq/N7mal.htm
http://geocities.com/n7mal/
Don't worry about the world coming to an end today.
It's already tomorrow in Australia
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bill Parry 
  To: cq-contest@contesting.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 0:10
  Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WW SSB - the corruptive influence of packet


  Folks,

  I realize that packet causes lots of problems in contests but it is not the
  cause of all evil in contesting. There have been lots of stations that
  identify infrequently for years...certainly before packet was in common use.

  It is really easy to blame the things you don't like for the all the
  foolishness we hear in the contests. Outlawing packet tomorrow would not
  have the impact that many might hope. We have large numbers of stations that
  are not entering the contest but just hoping to work a few new countries.
  (We hope lots and lots of these stations.) They will continue to use packet
  and cause whatever negative consequences that result. 

  Considering the large numbers of Multi's, assisted stations and stations
  that don't enter the contests, the numbers of S/O stations improperly using
  packet is probably a pretty small percentage. This isn't to say that what
  they are doing is right. It is not. I just think that the number is pretty
  small considering all the "smoke and fire" that this topic has generated.

  Hopefully, any change in the contest rules will be well-considered. Changes
  can have both positive and negative consequences. I sure hope that we don't
  make the rules so "pristine" that it's no fun anymore. 

  Bill, W5VX


   
  >
  >The really annoying thing I found this weekend were the stations
  >who were only identifying every 5 or 10 minutes because they
  >had a steady diet of packet assisted stations feeding their pileups
  >who knew their callsign a priori. As a single-op unassisted, it's a
  >royal PITA when you are trying to make the most of your operating
  >time to have to sit on a frequency for 5 or 10 minutes listening to a
  >huge pileup and wondering if you really need that station for a
  >multiplier because he won't identify.
  >
  >Packet can be fun if your just chasing DX, so I won't rain on
  >packet user's parade (sometimes I am a packet user), but I just
  >wish that the rare DX in the contests wouldn't assume that we
  >are all using it all the time. Send your call each QSO like
  >ZD8Z/N6TJ does.
  >
  >73 de Mike, W4EF.....................................................
  >
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