[CQ-Contest] Public Log

[Charlie Gallo]

On 12/26/2008 Mike Coslo wrote:

> James Duffey wrote:
>> Dallas - You wrote:
>> "The one point that I have not seen profered is, if the logs have been  
>> adjudicated by the contest committee, why would you want/need to see  
>> them. In otherwords, what's in it for you to see my logs?"

>> Well, for one thing, it will satisfy my curiosity. For example, if I  
>> am sure that I worked you, and got a NIL from the log checkers for our  
>> QSO, I really want to know what is in your log when I thought we worked.

> Are you willing to pay for that curiosity?
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With no row to hoe in this (I didn't enter a single contest in 2008) here's my answer

Why would I _LIKE_ to see other peoples logs?  Just interest in how people operated, not necessarily the big guns, but folks nearby with similar smaller than popgun stations, aka knowledge, but I can also see why a serious contester might not want to give that up, despite the fact that the spirt of ham radio is sharing knowledge.

Do I insist I have the "right" - heck no, I don't, and honestly, I really don't have the time/willpower to spend much time doing analysis, and for right now, the best way I learn is by sitting down over a cup of coffee with more serious operators, and talking

Maybe this year, I'll actually have more time to get on the air, and my health will be better to go from "Hey, it's a short wire, so I make up for it by being low <grin>" to getting the beam/tower that is sitting in the yard for 3 years on the roof

>         - 73 de Mike N3LI -
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73 de KG2V

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