[CQ-Contest] Packet vs. No Packet Contesting

[Dick Pechie - KB1H]

Time to add my two cents worth....

Adding to what I consider a waste of bandwidth, this packet vs no-packet
contesting is really a silly thread. I guess I add my nonsense only
because some of the tones in the messages suggest I am less a contester
if I use packet! I don't think so. If no-packet contesting is needed to
prove my respect for the sport than I guess we all should dig out our
Drake T4/R4 pairs and really tough it out. Paper logs, Post-its to pass
mults between operating positions.

If no packet makes your juices flow than do it! I am not really sure
what it proves but if doing a contest that way renews a lost feeling I
guess it's good.

I dare say that packet has brought a few new contesters. Increased
activity a little. Replacing the old "search and pounce" with "point and
shoot" has gotten a few less talented operators active.

My only suggestion would be to make a Unassisted category for all
transmitter classes and not look down your nose at those that chose to
utilize what resources are available and you choose not to use.

73 Dick - KB1H


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>From Gus Samuelson" <gussam at newcomm.net  Thu Feb 21 20:28:44 2002
From: Gus Samuelson" <gussam at newcomm.net (Gus Samuelson)
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 16:58:44 -0330
Subject: [CQ-Contest] W/VEs Can't Work Other W/VEs in ARRL DX
References: <BMELLFEAJLMCBCIGAHLOMEPJCJAA.widelitz at gte.net> <3C754BBC.ACCCEEB7 at mvosprey.com>
Message-ID: <002701c1bb16$5c5da480$2906020a at gus>


Why don't you guys lighten up and live with it ,
it happens all the time here but usually
 DX DX ONLY cures it, alternatively I just ignore it
Hi !
73 VO1MP  who sometimes needs Ws and VEs
in other contests.
Gus Samuelson


----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Nichols" <snichols at mvosprey.com>
Cc: "CQ-CONTEST" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] W/VEs Can't Work Other W/VEs in ARRL DX


>
> This is an ANNOYING problem...I also had quite a few US stations call me
at
> VE1OP during ARRL DX (Two of whom are well known contestors that  are on
this
> reflector)...Some just didn't know the rules, some were looking for a VE1
card,
> some needed my IOTA, some wanted my 10-X number, one went on about how
they
> have visited here xxx times and love the place (time consuming on CW!!),
and
> one WB9 station pretended to be an HB9 station (sent HB9___ to answer my
CQ,
> and then "corrected" his call to WB9___ after I gave him a report...He
> should've used RB9 or something, cuz then I would have thought I copied it
> wrong)...It was no error as he was strong and I heard him calling several
times
> before I got to him...I hope he sends me a QSL, cuz my return card will be
from
> URANUS3, confirming our 4 way qso from Jupiter on Feb 31, 2319, on  8
metres at
> 3403 utc...Probably even spill my coffee on it...He made me ugly...
>
> If possible I ignored them, but most times I worked them just so they
would
> stop covering up all the stations I wanted to work...Most were honest
mistakes
> from people who thought they were helping I suppose, but this is not the
Lower
> Mongolian UHF contest...It is a well known high profile contest,  and info
is
> easily accessed...
>
> Thanks to all who gave me a contact in the contest...It was a FUN one most
of
> the time...
>
> 73, Scott VE1OP
>
> Ken Widelitz wrote:
>
> > I must have had 400 US stations (only 2 VEs) call me at VY2SS last
weekend,
> > including many calls seen here on the reflector who should know better.
> > Maybe some thought VY2 is DX, but when they asked for my  "POWER" and
> > wouldn't take PEI for a response, it got very annoying. Except for one
> > instance when I was very tired and frustrated, I worked them all but
didn't
> > log them. I was guilty of this once by accident when I called K7SS
because
> > for some reason, probably sleep deprivation, I thought he was mobile out
of
> > the country. Maybe it was the station he had just worked I was trying to
> > call.
> >
> > For future reference, in the ARRL DX contest, if you are a US or
Canadian
> > station, you do not help out by calling other US or Canadian stations.
You
> > are NOT giving them points, only wasting their time.
> >
> > 73, Ken, K6LA
> >
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