[CQ-Contest] what is required of recevied audio, and whay

[Jim Brown]

I strongly agree with all of this, Mike. FAR, FAR too much praise and 
respect has been lavished on those with, as you so clearly noted, 
"possess this skill,money, land, equipment or desire necessary to do 
what they do." And, I would add, a LOCATION with good propagation for 
much of the contest period to major ham population centers that are also 
multiplier-rich, and where every QSO is to another continent, and thus 
worth more points.

I have little respect for those contesting "gods" who are lucky enough 
to live around the Atlantic or have the bucks to travel to those islands 
in the Caribbean and off the coast of EU and AF. Let them demonstrate 
their god-like "skill" by winning DX  contests from W6, or from VK.

73, Jim K9YC

   On Sun,3/12/2017 10:13 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
> Packet is a very large reason we are seeing more contest activity.  
> People see spots and they go work people.  This is good!  It drags 
> people into the fray that might not otherwise get involved.  If they 
> send in a log even better!
>
> What else is bringing people into contesting?  The huge advertising 
> budget with Youtube and 30 second TV spots during the Superbowl?  The 
> million dollar prizes?  Hardly.
>
> I am unclear how N6MJ or CT1BOH is lifting us all up.  N6MJ other than 
> giving me contacts has no effect on my score.  Him being on does not 
> give me a million point bonus.  Him getting on does not bring more 
> participants to the contest, unless he has more groupies than I know 
> and chances are that his groupies will only work him.
>
> They have great skill and so do others.  99 percent of the 
> participants probably do not possess this skill,money, land, equipment 
> or desire necessary to do what they do.  They need the rest of us.  
> Are we not lifting them up?
>
> W0MU