[CQ-Contest] Fish in a barrel

[Bob Patten]

On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, Bill Fisher - W4AN wrote:
> 
> The "spirit of this contest" dictates that you don't go to KP4 or KP2 to
> win SS.  It ain't right.  It's why none of the usual suspects do it.  The
> victory is hollow and meaningless given the lack of competition.  If you
> really want to win the SS and do it with pride, get a plane ticket to
> Dallas or New Orleans.
> 
Bill, I respectively disagree.  IF I can break into the top ten for the 
first time in 45 years by flying down to NP2B's place this past weekend, 
it will NOT be a hollow or meaningless victory in my mind.  It is part of 
the strategy of competing in SS and a lot of hard work was done to 
accomplish it.  By your logic, I've "stolen" plaques for single-band 80 
and 40 in the past two ARRL DXCW contests by flying to the Bahamas and 
running 100W to low dipoles.  I take pride in that accomplishment and hung 
the plaques on my shack wall.

	   73,
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     Bob Patten, N4BP              ( 0 0 )               Plantation, FL 
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