[WWYC] About wwyc dx net.

[Peter, M3PHP]

Greg,

I Completey Agree!!
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Peter Goodhall, M3PHP
Email: peter at m3php.net
Website: http://www.m3php.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Fox" <ke9r at ke9r.com>
To: <wwyc at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 11:56 PM
Subject: Re: [WWYC] About wwyc dx net.


> I hope we all can be careful with how we approach new
> ideas coming from our membership. Of course all of us
> have views on DX nets, some of us might like them,
> some of us might not. However, we should voice these
> in a way that doesn't sound elitist or we will just
> become another one of those hollier than thou contest
> clubs that some of us really don't see being worth our
> time. 
> 
> I believe WWYC is about embracing all, growing the
> membership, and growing the members. Since we claim
> that we are a youth club, of course we are going to
> have ideas which are fresh, at times youthful, and
> others already tried but not realized because of the
> lack of exposure to the hobby. 
> 
> Many of us frown on DX nets because we feel they
> introduce bad operating habits. These include calling
> with the 'last two' of your callsign to be on the
> list, unfair frequency 'ownership', and an uneven
> chance at the DX in a unrealistic radio environment. 
> 
> I'm sure many emails have been written on this, but
> working DX generally means becoming a good operator.
> Trying to find new ones on DX nets usually doesn't
> foster the knowledge required to work rare entities
> when they come on. They won't be following the same
> format. Furthermore, you will never find the same
> conditions that exist during a net in a contest. 
> 
> But honestly, I really think the main part of radio is
> to have fun. If being on a DX net is fun for you, do
> it. If shouting into the microphone, or typing on the
> keyboard as CW goes into your head at 45wpm, then do
> it. If turning off the radio completely and finding a
> new hobby is actually more useful to your life, I
> suggest that as well. This is all about balance, and
> we need to keep it. 
> 
> Regardless, this is all fun, and we need to be careful
> to becoming like all the rest, unless that is what we
> want to be. Let's make WWYC.net, the mailing list, all
> our activies positive and worthwhile. I extremely hate
> to see flames going back and forth. It alienates new
> operators, makes us look like we are not what we claim
> to be, and hampers the word of mouth we have going for
> us. 
> 
> 73 Greg/KE9R
> 
> [ I apologize for this badly carriage returned email,
> SBC Mail mangles it and I can't make it normal. ]
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