Topband: Okay guys-----here's the full scoop

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Dennis,

I think a summer top band contest would be great. Who wants to sponser one?

    Dave WX7G

On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Dennis Peterson <dennisissure at comporium.net
> wrote:

> Tree has said that we should change the topic that it's getting rather old;
> but I can't help but insert this contest.
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> When I lived in Auburn, WA and was N7CKD and I was publishing the West
> Coast 160 meter Bulletin; several others and I wanted to find out just what
> would happen if a contest on CW took place in the summer rather than the
> winter.
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> You talk about getting upset and furious about such a scheme; MANY and I do
> MEAN MANY wer upset because they claimed it wasn't fair as they couldn't
> hear anything due to the summer time QRM/QRN and NOISE..............
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> GUESS WHAT-----THE PLAYING FIELD WAS EQUAL AND IT WAS THE SAME FOR
> EVERYONE................  You want a contact ----you work harder at getting
> it.............................
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> There's an old saying and it goes right along with contests of any nature
> be it amateur radio, singing, beauty pagents or whatever.............."If
> you can't stand the heat----don't go near the fire"!
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> Contests, sweepstakes, who cares operate and enjoy for the mere fact of
> mnaking a good solid QSO CONTACT and possibly a new country
>
> Whgy are we so interested in knowing "WHO'WS NUMBER ONE"  WHO CARES?
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> imho
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> Dennis   K0CKD
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