[CQ-Contest] ARRL Rookie Contest

[Ryan Jairam]

Agreed, and I might add that today's "novices" are more likely to have
a computer in their shack than a veteran ham.

Of course any "serious" contester will have a computer in his shack
these days, that's a given.

Ryan, N2RJ

On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Charlie Gallo <Charlie at thegallos.com> wrote:
>
> On 2/12/2010 Doug Smith wrote:
>
>> The target audience
>> of this contest is far less likely to have a computer in their shack.
>
> You really think so?  It's 2010.  It's estimated that 78+ percent of US Households had a computer in 2007
>
> I'd bet that in ham radio (lets face it, Ham Radio is discretionary spending), the number approaches 100%, except for a few old diehards who LIKE manual logging
>
> Now, broadband connections are another matter, as there are places where they are just NOT available (I have a friend who is waiting for the next leg of cable TV to be put in , as it has only reached as far as next door.  He doesn't want the TV, he wants broadband)
>
> I personally think 10 minutes is a BIT tight, for the simple matter if you are stuck on dialup, it might be an issue, but I could easily see 30 minutes
>
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