Phil,
"I can participate in FD any way I want." Enough said! You don't need to
explain to anyone. Find something YOU enjoy doing and then DO IT.
Want to operate FD to run up a high score? Go for it. Want to backpack into
the wilderness with a QRP rig and a battery? Do it. Just want to make a few
Qs and eat too much good food and then sit around for some eyeball Qs?
Enjoy.
If you enjoyed FD 2012 and are looking forward to FD 2013, great. If you
didn't enjoy FD 2012, maybe do something different in 2013.
Anyone (not just in Ham Radio) who believe theirs is the ONLY way to "do it
right" can go their own way. I'll go mine.
73,
Marsh, KA5M
-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Phil Sussman
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 1:22 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Just a 'foot-in-mouth' observation
Well my 'foot-in-mouth' comment has been circulated, that's for sure.
Jim makes some points with his thoughts; however, I've been receiving
some personal email that's (shall we say) less than professional.
Certainly I'm not implying that Jim is encouraging or promoting the
ilk that I've received. On the contrary, I believe Jim is expressing
his own view and is respectful of other points of view, too.
My point is that FD has a variety of followers, none of which is
necessarily wrong. You are free to 'hang' with a group that feels the
way you do and 'play' FD the way you desire without guilt.
I can participate in FD any way I want. However, some are misguided
when they pronounce there is only one way to do field day, CONTESTING
and nothing else, because any other way is WRONG and DETRIMENTAL to
all Hams (who should all be earnestly contesting on FD).
I'm sure Jim agrees that it was not his intent to demean others with
his opinion. Unfortunately, some have taken the lead in inflicting that
view to me and others -- emphatically!
I sincerely disagree,
73 de Phil - N8PS
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Quoting Rsoifer@aol.com:
> In a message dated 6/27/2012 4:41:15 PM GMT Standard Time,
> k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com writes:
>
>
>>
>> May I remind one and all that bandwidth is bloody expensive, and we've
>> got a lot of prime real estate. The only real justifications for that
>> are our ability to contribute during emergencies and the extent to which
>> ham radio contributes to technical education and innovation. It damn
>> sure isn't about rag chewing or DX chasing -- we get to do those fun
>> things ONLY because lawmakers and the FCC believe that we do those
>> public service things. .
>>
>>
>
> Jim,
>
> I agree with most of what you've been saying, but this comment goes a bit
> far.. Amateur radio has been provided for in the ITU Radio Regulations
since
> 1927, and many of the countries which are parties to that treaty do not
> even permit emergency communications or any type of third party traffic.
>
> Yes, technical innovation is important. I would submit, however, that
most
> of the innovation in amateur radio occurs because DXers and contesters
> (VHF/UHF as well as HF) are always trying to improve their station
> performance.
> It doesn't happen in a vacuum.
>
> 73 Ray W2RS
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