[CQ-Contest] Packet has ruined Ham Radio

[John Geiger]

Don't the rules say something about both callsigns
being sent and received for it to be a valid QSO?

73s John W5TD
Packet hater #1

--- k4zw at adelphia.net wrote:

> 2.  I'm not sure, but it seems to me that the DX
> stations are not IDing as
> frequently as they did before Packet.
> 
>    You got that right!  In fact I was going to
> propose that unassisted stations be allowed a
> certain number of "Packet Chips" per contest.  This
> would allow us to log onto the packet network "x"
> number of times during a contest for the sole
> purpose of obtaining a station's callsign.  Some
> stations appear to be using packet in lieu of
> signing their call on a reasonable basis.  Of course
> I'm not serious but any unassisted op who has
> experienced the following:
> 
> DX Station - K4ZW 599 XX
> K4ZW - 599 5
> DX Station - TU
> 
> for 3 - 10 straight QSO's while the multitudes call,
> know exactly what I mean.
> 
> Happy Holidays!
> Ken K4ZW
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