Loved that Rover Fur.......I dont think the average contest participant
knows how much work goes into a rover setup. And or how much gas and motel
money gets spent.
Steve K7SWS
On Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 9:41 AM Stephen Hewlett via VHFcontesting <
vhfcontesting@contesting.com> wrote:
> The comment about watching TV with an iPad and working people with a
> remote desktop app left me flat as well. I have found that in life you
> generally get out of something in terms of satisfaction what you put into
> it. Watching TV with an iPad while VHF contesting doesn't seem very
> satisfying to me. I wouldn't bother if that was my only VHF contesting
> option. Steve N4NIV
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonesy W3DHJ via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
> Cc: Jonesy W3DHJ <mailserver@jonz.net>; VHF Contesters <
> VHFcontesting@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wed, Sep 25, 2019 9:18 am
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Digital ... contesting
>
> On Tue, 24 Sep 2019, Doug Gilliam wrote:
>
> >Well put Lew!
> >
> >Those of us who put a lot of expense, time, and skill into our
> >stations, and who appreciate a hard fought cw contact, get frustrated
> >with being thoroughly beaten by an operator sitting in his easy chair
> >with a laptop and a good 6 meter opening.
>
> What rubbed my Rover fur backwards a few weeks ago was this comment
> posted after a contest weekend:
>
> "The big advantage of that mode for me is that I
> can sit in the bedroom watching TV with an iPad in
> my lap and work people via a remote desktop app."
>
> Jonesy W3DHJ
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