[CQ-Contest] SS SSB reflections

[Dale Putnam]

And that is precisly why I don't care to participate now. Discussion after discussion as to being in Wy.... 
Go figure... so... I am.. figuring on what to do besides argue with someones software.--...   ...--Dale - WC7S in Wy



> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:26:03 -0500> From: gerry.hull at gmail.com> To: k-zero-hb at earthlink.net> CC: 3830 at contesting.com; kr2q at optonline.net; cq-contest at contesting.com> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SS SSB reflections> > I tend to guest op at many different QTH's for SS. Such is the life> without a decent contest station at home. Yes, their are logging systems> which give you hints as to the exchange. (I think TR has this, but don't> quote me on it). Anyway, in both CW and SS SSB, I got into arguments with> people who kept claiming I was in a different section. They would rather> trust the program than copy what I am sending! In addition, I was spotted> more than once during SS CW as being in EMA, when I was actually in KY.> > SCP = ok, Hints=not so much, as Borat would say.> > 73, Gerry, W1VE> > On 11/20/06, K0HB <k-zero-hb at earthlink.net> wrote:> >> > >> > > 3. Greatest Epiphany: Realizing just how much entrants/participants> > use> > SCP (I never use it).> > > I overheard one conversation where station A was debating with station B> > (who station A was> > > working) about what Section station B was in. B kept telling him one> > thing but A kept citing> > > what was "loaded in the computer." B stated over and over, I was there> > LAST YEAR, now I'm> > > "here." Station A seemed unwilling to doubt SCP.> > >> > > Then I had someone else tell me how long ago it was since "we worked" (a> > long time) in SS.> > > Now I finally figured why so many guys only want YOUR NUMBER, YOUR> > NUMBER> > and nothing> > > else...it's all there for them already. How disappointing...a long> > exchange to "test" skill made> > > meaningless by so-called technology. Sort of defeats the whole point,> > no> > (unless your point> > > is to just "score big" or "win")?> > >> > >> > > de Doug KR2Q> > >> >> > Yeah, what Doug said!!!!!!> >> > For those of you who still don't "get it", this is why my SS check is> > unstable from year to year. To put >>radiomen<< back into contesting, and> > confound the >>computer_dependent<<.> >> > Use your computer to do the logging paperwork, not to feed you hints.> >> > 73 es beep beep,> >> > de Hans, K0HB> > --> > ><{{{{*> http://www.home.earthlink.net/~k0hb> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > CQ-Contest mailing list> > CQ-Contest at contesting.com> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest> >> _______________________________________________> CQ-Contest mailing list> CQ-Contest at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
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