[CQ-Contest] Cheating with Packet

[David Molvin]

Seems like a rather simple solution to me...get rid of telnet.  Keep the assisted category.  What would this accomplish?  Well, for those who remember packet when that is what it was, when the contest rolled around and the activity on the cluster went thru the roof, the endless disconnects were a real pain.  OK, I know that the software will reconnect automatically but the distraction is there.  Then there was of course the building up of the system.  Took a lot of time away from improving ones own station didn't it?  Don't forget the limits...how many clusters can be linked together before disconnects are common?  I can't remember but I do remember our local cluster turning off all the extra nodes just so we could stay connected for the duration of the contest.  No more worldwide spots...I suppose I could think of a few more but thats it for now.

My 2 cents,

David, WA3NKO