[CQ-Contest] Packet vs. Telnet (be serious)

[sawyered at earthlink.net]

Am I the only one who is shaking their head at the concept that people are starting to backslide themselves into thinking that accessing the worldwide internet spot database through RF packet could somehow be considered "amateur radio means".  Do we also consider IRLP to be "real DXing" because one guy is on an HT?

Come on guys....lets make it simple....if you aren't doing whatever you are doing on the assigned HF bands of the contest "you aren't meeting the intent of the contest for being unassisted".  Anything beyond that is silly, really.

Ed  N1UR  "contesting is more fun and simpler...unassisted"