Topband: CQ 160 weird ideas

[lew]

Jim Brown wrote:

>On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:06:08 -0800, lew wrote:
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>>Rejecting operating split while contesting may remove 1 tool 
>>which may be a legal, effective  way to increase a score.
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>It's also quite selfish. I consider it poor sportsmanship. 
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         I'll pass that thought along to the Operators at places like 
P5AT or VP8TAT when they open up
on 160 during a contest.   Those silly Ops might figure the non selfish 
thing to do would be to work as many
of the deserving as rapidly as possible which means working split.  
Again, what makes working split effective
is your  installation, location , propagation and skill.  Operating 
split on 160M will never be commonplace  due
to propagation.  The band will decide if split operating will be 
successful, not statements  denigrating the practice of split operating
by pointing out the loutishness and lidness performed by  poor operators.
      Hope to work you, probably simplex, during Andy's CW Slugfest next 
weekend on The Gentleman's Band.
      73 and I remain,
      Lew    W7AT