[VHFcontesting] Proper use of Call Frequencies

[John Geiger]

And what is wrong with labelling it a "contest" if that is what it really
is?  The best I can think of is that they label it an operating event to
avoid offending the contest hating crowd that we see on eham.net all the
time, or to avoid scaring off people who don't think they are contest
material (whatever that means).

73s John W5TD

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Geiger" <w5td at lcisp.com>
To: <k1ep at mgef.org>; <J999w at aol.com>; <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Proper use of Call Frequencies


> But if it isn't a contest, why do we keep score, send in logs, have an
> exchange, and try to work as many stations as possible, all of which also
> occur during a contest.  And there are even different catagories, just
like
> a contest.  I think they just labelled it a "operating event" so they
could
> justify putting the line scores in QST.  Personally, I would much rather
see
> my own line score in QST than the clubs line score for field day.
>
> 73s John W5TD
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Parish K1EP" <k1ep at mgef.org>
> To: <J999w at aol.com>; <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 4:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Proper use of Call Frequencies
>
>
> > At 6/25/2006 11:34 AM, J999w at aol.com wrote:
> > >In a message dated 6/25/06 10:31:58 AM Central Daylight Time,
> k1ep at mgef.org
> > >writes:
> > >
> > ><< FD is not a contest.  >>
> > >
> > >It's not?
> >
> > No it is not, according to the sponsor, the ARRL.
> >
> > http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/club/fd-2004-tips.html
> >
> > "Here are some other suggestions to make your Field Day event a fun and
> successful one.
> >
> >     * Don't be afraid to ask the sending stations to slow down. Field
Day
> is not a contest. "
> >
> > http://www.arrl.org/contests/forms/06-fd-packet.pdf
> >
> > "Field Day is officially an operating event rather than a contest."
> > "Officially, Field Day is not a contest."
> >
> >
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