That’s true Dan. It’s a pity that some people get satisfaction from disparaging
comments and putting other people down. We also hear this kind of stuff on the
air which is even worse as one never knows who is listening. If any subject
should be a shared concern it is RFI which can impact all segments of this
widely diverse hobby.
73,
Jim K4QPL
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> On Aug 6, 2022, at 5:21 PM, Dan K2YWE <dan.k2ywe@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Most of what you said is nonsense.
>
>
> 73, Dan
>
>> On Sat, Aug 6, 2022, 5:03 PM David Eckhardt <davearea51a@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I do not contest, period. I have little tolerance for the spectrum
>> pollution every weekend and a few during the weekdays with one or several
>> contests. I'd rather pursue the technical aspects of the hobby than simply
>> contesting. Contests usually boil down to the largest and most aluminum
>> high in the air on tall metallic "trees" fed with legal power (many,
>> operate more than legal power - illegally) - BIG $$$$ - which most
>> "average" hams can not afford, myself included. Yes, there are hams more
>> technical than myself but a plethora less. I suppose there is something
>> for everyone in the hobby, but contesting and the digital modes, especially
>> FT8, are not for me. I'll stick with the technical aspects.
>>
>> Dave - WØLEV
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 8:45 PM Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I know a lot of contesters who are probably more technical than you. And
>>> I know some who are not.
>>>
>>> 73, Jim K9YC
>>>
>>> On 8/6/2022 11:56 AM, David Eckhardt wrote:
>>>> Most are just appliance operators
>>>> to score the highest in any given corntest
>>>
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