[CQ-Contest] Be careful

[Bob Wruble]

pretty good thinking, Hans .... some wise thoughts, de w7gg

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K0HB " <k-zero-hb at earthlink.net>
To: <CQ-CONTEST at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 5:05 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Be careful


> Be careful what you wish for.....  .....you might get it.
>
> All this sentiment for a "level playing field" flies directly in the face
> of what competition is all about.
>
> The very essence of radiosport contesting is for each operator/station
> designer to do EVERYTHING within the rules to TILT (not level) the playing
> field in their favor.  If you can develop a skill not widely prevalent
> (SO2R), then more power to you --- you deserve the fruits of your labors.
> But someone will come along lobbying that you're being "unfair" to those
> who haven't developed the skill.
>
> If you can improve your antenna farm to gain a 3 or 6 dB advantage over
the
> masses, then more power to you --- you deserve the fruits of your labors.
> But someone will come along lobbying that your tall tower is "unfair" to
> those who haven't built their own.  Soon someone will rent a clue and
> decide that those with longer booms/more elements are also being "unfair",
> and there'll be a new lobby against long booms.
>
> If you can improve your receiver over what the masses can buy out of the
> box you'll hear stuff that the masses can't hear --- more power to you ---
> you deserve the fruits of your labors.  But sooner or later there'll be a
> lobby against non-stock receivers as "unfair".
>
> Starts to sound pretty ridiculous, doesn't it!  I don't want any part of
> "level playing field radiosport where anyone can win" --- I want
excellence
> in operating skills, excellence in station design, and excellence in
> strategy to have the advantage. If you can't compete because you lack
> "excellence" in skills or station design, then improve yourself/your
> station, and quit crying for rules changes to take away that advantage
from
> those who have acquired it.
>
> For the logical outcome of a "level playing field", I recommend the
> excellent Kurt Vonnegut short story "Harrison Bergeron" at
> http://instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/hb.html
>
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
> ---
>      http://www.home.earthlink.net/~k0hb
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