N2GQSes confusion

[BK1ZX70SFL at aol.com]

...its just insecurity, that is all...just as quick as most contesters
(myself included) are at hitting F1, they are at summary judgement! It is a
fact that is all....and if you have been following this reflector at all, you
know we are all experts...just ask us. We are an agressive bunch of type A
personalities. (I am type Bravo during SS)

The contester instantaneously acertains a situation and reacts...sometimes he
is wrong, but not according to Bear Bryan...yup we sure do something, even if
it is wrong.

An interesting paralell to your observation is that the more recognizable
guys in CW contests will send their suffixes only when tail ending...believe
you me, K1AR does it a lot with the DXpedition groups in the Carribean - I
know this cuz he is usually beaming right at me as I tune across the band I
will hear a whomping: A R. 

John has the amassed time in the contests that allows him to do what we all
espouse is bad to do....not send your full call! If good ops are on both ends
of the tailending QSO is the ultimate in rate enhancement.... translation: it
is a rush. It is way cool. It also goes against one of the most espoused
edicts of current day contesting - SEND YOUR WHOLE CALL!  This is not your
only anomale, GQS!

In summary (thank god he's stopped babbling) - yup you probably done right,
and you still got flamed....so what...you are a contester aren't you? I know
you haven't lived a perfect life on the contest weekends and more than once
have had to do the on-air version of flaming - K1AR QSY QSY QRL HR......

Sorry John....hee hee

As NP4Z says: "Just keep running"

Jim  K1ZX

>From k3ww at fast.net (Charles Fulp)  Mon Mar 18 23:49:36 1996
From: k3ww at fast.net (Charles Fulp) (Charles Fulp)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 23:49:36 +0000
Subject: FW: Contest News Releases - DXpedition
Message-ID: <199603182347.SAA29153 at nn.fast.net>


>> >The American Radio Relay League
>> >CONTEST NEWS RELEASE
>> >The ARRL Contest Advisory Committee and the ARRL Awards Committee have 
voted 
>> >in favor of adding DXpedition scores to the club aggregate competition 
>> >totals for active affiliated clubs in the ARRL International DX Contest.
>
>
>	Being new to this debate, could anyone tell me what is the 
>rationale behind this change?   Thanks!
>
					jobrien at minerva.cis.yale.edu

I believe the rational is that clubs would encourage, rather
than DISCOURAGE members from going on contest DXpeditions, increasing
the numbers of contest DXpeditions for the ARRL contest, and
hopefully increasing the fun for everyone.

My guess is that it could ruin the flavor of the Local club
competition, but it might give small clubs in the black hole,
a chance to pack up and make big points.  

Points made outside the country are not that much greater than
what can be made from the North East(compared to the CQWW at least)
, so I doubt the present
balance will be tipped, unless some western or blackhole groups
have lots of frequent flyer miles to use up.

73
Chas k3ww at contesting.com


>From Paul Nugent <nugents at annap.infi.net>  Tue Mar 19 01:47:15 1996
From: Paul Nugent <nugents at annap.infi.net> (Paul Nugent)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 20:47:15 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Death of ham radio
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19960318204524.39df33e0 at annap.infi.net>

>	 
You will enjoy reading the NY Times article referenced below.  And you can
read it by subscribing to  'www.nytimes.com'.  There is no $ cost...at the
moment.  The article has a nice 'Jeeves' type cartoon.

Paul, K3ZZ
 
>
> A particularly erudite column appeared in the Monday New York Times
>(Business section, 
>Page D5) by Ed Rothstein entitled, "Reports of the computer-assisted death 
>of ham radio may be greatly exaggerated..."
>>>>>HACK/////CHOP\\\\\<<<<<< 
> This man deserves a Pulitzer, hi. If you have access to The Times, read the 
>whole column. It's a real treat.....And a great boost for our hobby.
>
>73, John KA3DBN
>
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