[RTTY] Re: Sad Comment on Operator Age

[W0YR at aol.com]

Dick,

You're right about this being an old man's game.   Multi op stations posted 
99.

Some contest committees seem oblivious to this problem of older and older 
average ages, and continue with blinders on.  They won't even TRY forming an 
special category for UNDER 25 operators, complete with plaques, et al.  

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Another thing, the Makrothen scoring scheme was, in my estimation, a bit of 
GENIUS.   Finally! A scoring scheme to take away the UNEARNED benefit East 
Coasters (like me) have over the Midwest and west coast into Europe, and the same 
for the West Coast and JA.   Scoring, based on distance worked with number of 
countries worked as mults is a fair(er) way to score contests.   It also might 
bring more marginal, competitive people into this facet of the hobby.

Since RTTY seems to be most closely aligned with things digital -- perhaps a 
drive by RTTY ops to include younger ops would lead the way for the rest of 
the contest crowd.  Myself excluded, I find RTTY contesters -- as a group -- to 
be considerate, informed, willing to learn, willing to ask questions and 
willing to try new things.  One can't say this about too many groups, now days.  

73,

Mike
W0YR/4