[CQ-Contest] Book Realities

[Jeff Stai WK6I]

hi Tom - accuracy is most important, but fundamentally this is a book of 
opinions relating what has worked for the writers. And of course there will 
be peer review - that's good enough for scientists and doctors, after all!

"Hard" technical stuff (like tower design) will be referred to the 
appropriate professionals. Reporting of errors will be cheerfully solicited, 
with the usual disclaimers.

Thanks very much for the recommendations - with your experiences, I hope 
that I will be able to pick your brain in the future!

73 - jeff wk6i

At 07:17 AM 1/25/02, TOMK5RC at aol.com wrote:


>The group has really stirred up quite a lather over writing a contesting 
>cookbook. I hate to be a wet blanket, but there are some realities you need 
>to consider before turning wild enthusiasm into written word.
>
>I have published seven books and been the Editor of the NCJ twice. Publishing 
>any "authoritative" document is no trivial undertaking, whether it be web 
>based or in hard copy. 
>
>Mechanics of publishing a book aside, content accuracy is critical. How will 
>you determine which tips and techniques are accurate and which are 
>speculation, regional truisms or folk lore? An editorial review board might 
>help, but, in this litigious society, anything you print can open the authors 
>to challenge by a reader who took your advice and then failed to achieve 
>their desired results.
>
>If anyone is seriously considering taking this project on, I suggest you talk 
>with former contester K1TN. For about a year now, he has been researching a 
>book on Yasme and the lives of W6KG and W6QL. Another resource is K5MA, who 
>is in charge of book publication for ARRL.
>
>Tom Taormina, K5RC
>www.consultpr.com
>
>
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>From Silver Ward" <hwardsil1 at mindspring.com  Fri Jan 25 16:27:29 2002
From: Silver Ward" <hwardsil1 at mindspring.com (Silver Ward)
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 16:27:29 -0000
Subject: [CQ-Contest] contesters vs emergencies
References: <20020125122449.17591.qmail at web13306.mail.yahoo.com>
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> Even the most basic training in a real world HF contest
> where the op has spent a little time doing the myriad of
> things we do is FAR better equipped to be a valuable
> member of the public service corps than soemone who is not.
>
>  Chuck K3FT

By learning how to deal with the rough-and-tumble of contesting, all such
"operating impairments" are greatly reduced during emergency situations.
That's only part of becoming a useful member of the public service corps, of
course. (not that Chuck is saying contesting is all you need)

However solid our raw operating skills, it is still necessary to understand
the basic procedures and processes by which emergency services are
conducted.  One still needs to know where the nets are, how they are
conducted, how to pass traffic, how to interact with the local public safety
agencies, and so forth.  It behooves all of us to inform ourselves about the
emergency organizations in our areas (ARES, for example) in order to
actually be productive when the need arises and not just another
enthusiastic liability.

73, Ward N0AX


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