> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> steve.root@culligan4water.com
> Sent: December 13, 2006 03:46
> To: Cq-Contest Reflector
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Shorter Time to Submit Log
>
>
> >No one is trying to tell anybody how to contest, except to
> the extent
> >you're taking a shot at the Top Ten.
> >
> >73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT
>
>
>
> How would you determine if I'm taking a shot at Top Ten, by
> my score? That hardly seems fair. If I fall short of Top Ten,
> heck if I don't make Top Twenty, does that mean I'm a "casual
> contester"? Lots of people besides the top ten scorers are
> pretty darned serious about contesting even if they don't
> live in a place that results in top scores. It smacks of
> elitism to have a "higher standard" for guys who live in the
> "right" places. I think the ARRL had a much better idea with
> their White Paper that discussed good operating practices for
> everybody, regardless of their score.
>
> Before there was Packet, did ANYONE worry about uttering the
> wrong words during a CQ and becoming "assisted?". I think
> "Assisted" is the bastard child of "Packet" and had nothing
> to do with overhearing the wrong conversation during a contest.
Yep. That's why it's the only thing mentioned in the rules when dealing with
being assisted.
73 -- Paul VO1HE
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