[CQ-Contest] Open Letter to VE Contesters

[ve4xt at mymts.net]

Hi Ken,

Thanks for weighing in.

I can't help but wonder, if the situation were reversed, and someone was admonishing Ed to impose greater constraints on his operation than required, if he could honestly say he'd go along.

Ed, since you're in northern Vermont, the land of milk and maple syrup is but a minuscule drive away. Maybe a small shack in Magog? Parlez vous français?

Maybe we should start asking East Coasters to plug in 50 dB of receive attenuation and run only 100 watts to bedsprings. You know, so the competition can truly be mano-a-mano....

Yeah, you'd all be right on that, wouldn't you?

Grant me the courage to change what I can, the serenity to accept what I can't and the wisdom to know the difference.

73, kelly, ve4xt, 

Sent from my iPad

> On Feb 23, 2016, at 10:04 PM, Ken Widelitz <widelitz at gte.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Ed,
> 
> 
> 
> No, I will not agree to only operate in the U. S. phone band. The ability to
> operate outside the U. S. phone band is one reason I chose  PEI for my
> station. It is not an unfair advantage. It is an advantage. The old adage is
> location, location, location. If you don't like your location, you can do
> something about it. 
> 
> 
> 
> How about putting a plug in your left ear because you have an unsurmountable
> advantage since over me since I lost 60% of my hearing in my left ear about
> 4 years ago with a sharp decline starting at 800 hz. There is nothing I can
> do about that. You don't need to put the plug in for CW.
> 
> 
> 
> And its mano a mano, not mono - mono.
> 
> 
> 
> 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT
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> 
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