[CQ-Contest] public logs (there are no secrets)

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

Here we go again!...

Nothing is forced upon you.

Just don't enter those contests.

Go play golf or do something that doesn't irritate you.

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Notarius W3WN" <wn3vaw at verizon.net>
To: "'Scott Robbins'" <w4pa at yahoo.com>; <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] public logs (there are no secrets)


> But those people CHOSE to answer your questions, they were not FORCED to 
> do
> it.
>
> Mandating public Open Logs is forcing me to do so, without any choice
> whatsoever on my part.
>
> I don't have a problem being asked.  99% or more of the time, I will 
> answer
> or participate -- gladly.  But I simply don't want to be forced to do so.
> Why is this so hard a concept to grasp?
>
> And if this is such a great idea, why does it have to be forced on us?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Scott Robbins
> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 7:25 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] public logs (there are no secrets)
>
>>Of those operators who believe there is  value in reviewing past logs, 
>>some
>>hold the view that "sharing secrets" is  healthy for radiosport and its
>>participants.  Sharing your successes  motivates you to enhance your
>>operating skill further to remain  competitive.  This is good for the
>>individual and the hobby.
>
>>Ed  - W0YK
>
> Logs should be public.  There are no secrets.  Everything I know (knew?)
> about radio contesting I either learned on the air or I asked someone 
> else.
> Those guys who are perennial top operators answered every question I ever
> asked.  Maybe the hard part was figuring out what I should be asking in 
> the
> first place.
>
> It's like baseball.  Ted Williams was famous for telling his teammates and
> anyone else who would listen how to hit one.  You could watch him do it,
> he'd tell you how he did it, and almost no one could duplicate his 
> success.
>
> Scott Robbins, W4PA
> VIBROPLEX
>
>
>
>
>
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