[VHFcontesting] logging

[Herb Krumich]

When and how did all this logging situation start happening ?Boils down to everyone wants a trophyFor what ?The ARRL added Analog - Digital - Mixed several years ago.Contests are supposed to be fun. Not making guessed log corrections for hours untilthe robot approves your logWe have enough trouble getting hams to use the advanced VHF contest programAnd that continues to be a problem.I'm going to adventure back to the ARRL telling us to compete, leave some equipment homeLimited VHF contesting was the start of the downfall.This new mode problem is going to be multiplied by ten in the September contestBut I will guarantee one thing, it will not be corrected by thenI hope to be operating in September. If I see this problem not being repaired, I'll send mysummary to 3830. About ten years ago, the ARRL had a year long contest. After you sent your LOTW log in, you were puton a very long world wide list. I looked where I was in February and saw I was in the top 300. I started becoming more active and slowly crept up. The year ended and I finished in the top 25 world wide.What would be wrong if we went back to the old days. Low Power - High powerThis year you come in 25th place. Next year you come in 15th. We absolutely win nothing. Play for nothing.Is more categories going to help ? NoooooooooSee you in SeptemberHerb K2LNS