[TenTec] Boosting contesting scores by cheating via aid ofcomputer

[Rick Westerman]

Yes, John, if it ever gets to the point that the operator is not
the decisive factor in winning contests, I believe I'll retire!
The best filter in the world is still the human ear!

A bad rig or lack of a computer can cause you to lose a contest
but the inverse is certainly NOT true.
The operator is the single biggest factor in winning.

73
Rick


-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of John Rippey
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 2:34 PM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: RE: [TenTec] Boosting contesting scores by cheating via
aid ofcomputer

Yes, Rick, so it seems from the photos that appear on
contesting.com.
But  . . .

I was privileged to sit next to K1SE at K4JA's QTH some time ago
during a
CW contest and I listened with a second set of headphones as he
picked out
of the noise signals I could barely hear and turned them into a
legitimate
QSO using his ears only. Then he'd use a paddle to confirm, even
though he
had a keyboard in front of him. What skill!

I loved it.

John, W3ULS





>Jason, what planet have you been living on?
>
>I'm only guessing but I doubt if any class in any major contest
>has been won by anyone NOT using a computer to send CW for at
>least 10 years now.
>
>73
>Rick


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