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Re: [CQ-Contest] Log checking questions

To: "N7MAL" <N7MAL@CITLINK.NET>, "Mark Beckwith" <n5ot@n5ot.com>,<cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Log checking questions
From: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:15:20 -0800
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At 09:24 PM 12/15/2005, N7MAL wrote:

>Anyone who knows me knows how strongly I feel against using packet 
>during contests. I wish there were an alternative but after fighting 
>it for so many years there seems to be no solution other than to 
>make it a 'free-for-all'. I will take comfort in knowing every 
>contact in my log I found on my own without any outside help.
>
>I guess some of us are part of a dying breed, we actually know what 
>a contest means and how to operate in a contest without cheating.

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Well said Mal. I know we're swimming against the tide, but contesting 
should NEVER allow packet or any kind of spotting assistance other 
than another ham right there in the shack. This is a RADIO hobby 
after all, not an internet hookup fest.

But the tide rolls on...

73, Bill W6WRT

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