[VHFcontesting] Insights to Consider

[Kenneth E. Harker]

On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 07:58:02PM -0400, Ev Tupis wrote:

> >OK, what would you do differently?
> 
> As a start, I would ask "why?".  I would go rule-by-rule and ask "why does 
> this rule exist?" and "what is accomplished by this rule?"
> 
> Times have changed.  Personnel at the ARRL has changed.  The folks that are 
> there have little "organizational memory" on some items...and because they 
> don't operate VHF contests themselves, have little experience to rely upon 
> when attempting to render judgement on (apparent) rules infractions.

Again, you have this wierd idea that the "personnel at the ARRL" know 
nothing about VHF or VHF contesting.  I dare say K1JX has won a lot more 
VHF contests than you have, KM0T and W5ZN are much higher than you in the 
VHF+ standings, and W3ZZ knows a whole lot more than you about how to 
manage a contest and how people try to cheat at them.  As I said in a 
previous post, the ARRL personnel you are abusing _are_ serious VHF 
operators and they _do_ know a thing or two about VHF weak signal 
operation.  Why do you keep wanting to convince people otherwise?  

> This is only a first step of a multi-step process.  I think that the 
> "cheese" has moved, and "we" didn't realize it.  It's time to go into the 
> maze and find out where it is. ;)

I suggest that you engage yourself in this exercise and report back your
findings to the reflector.

-- 
Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
kenharker at kenharker.com
http://www.kenharker.com/