[CQ-Contest] Unsportsmanlike?

[Barry]

As others have stated, throwing a newbie into SS wasn't a good idea. 
It has the most complex exchange of any major contest, as well as 
mostly seasoned ops. You wouldn't throw a newbie into a Sprint, would 
you? 

A state QSO party would have been a better choice. An even better 
choice would have been telling the newbie to first operate casual CW 
to become more proficient before trying his hand in a contest.

Just because the FCC has dumbed down licensing requirements doesn't 
mean we have to dumb down our operating abilities and acquiesce to 
mediocrity.

I would QRS if someone asked, but I'm typically not a speed demon on 
the sending end (just the receiving end), and I can't recall anyone 
ever asking.

73,
Barry W2UP
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Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up at mindspring.com
Newtown, PA                     Frankford Radio Club