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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