[CQ-Contest] PACKET

[David Robbins K1TTT]

> The whole purpose of a contest is for you the contest operator to pit
your
> skills against all the other competitors skills. There is no skill 
> involved in watching a packet screen to tell you what frequency to go 
> to and find a contact. The only thing you have proven is you have
achieved
> a basic reading level and you have enough manual dexterity to turn the

> knob on a radio. You will have proven, by using packet,  beyond any 
> reasonable doubt you ARE NOT a skillful contest operator, you are not 
> a contester at all.
>

You have obviously not used dx spotting with the current world wide
network in a serious multi-op situation.  Speak of that which you know,
not what you imagine!


David Robbins K1TTT
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