[CQ-Contest] "THE BIGGEST DAMN STUD ON THE AIR!"
Jeff AC0C
jeff at ac0c.com
Tue Feb 22 19:30:32 PST 2011
This guy is missing the point. Contests are good for ARS - even if you are not a participant - or even in the "anti-contest because
it interferes with my rag chew time" viewpoint.
The ARS spectrum is under assault from many quarters. And one of the identified characteristics of our bands in these arguments is
"underutilized." Contests serve, if no other purpose, to load up the spectrum and demonstrate - if only for a 48 hour period -
that the bands are in serious use.
And competition for competition sake? Nothing wrong with that. Unless you have a totalitarian mindset.
Contesting is clean fun. It requires no TARP funds. Lowers rates of drunk driving deaths and is nearly impossible to get pregnant
while participating. Personal levels of endurance and ear/hand/eye coordination are tested. Participation can be sole or team
oriented. And 4 out of 5 doctors surveyed considered contesting to be safe for all ages.
73, Jeff ACØC
www.ac0c.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Robbins
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 6:34 PM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] "THE BIGGEST DAMN STUD ON THE AIR!"
[SNIP]
Long hours of intense on-air competition are rewarded solely with
ego-stroking and paper certificates; this is almost entirely
“competition for competition’s sake.” To satisfy increasing operator
ego, contests beget both more contests and more “wallpaper”
certificates,
[SNIP]
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Steve, can you pass along to the subject blogger that I am pleased to know he has acknowledged and remembered my past contest
efforts, but at present I am less active than I have been in past 10 to 12 years. I intend to reclaim my title as stated on the
subject line in the future. TNX OM.
73
Scott W4PA
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