[WWYC] Re: About wwyc dx net.

[Hrvoje Horvat]

I dont think 4L6AM had in mind doing DX net like they exist nowdays. I think 
he had in mind a freq where WWYC members would meet (just like #wwyc and so 
on). I recall we had this kind of stuff already few years back and also we 
used to chat for a while before some major contests. It couldnt work very 
well as it's hard to keep everyone heardable/workable at same time. Since 
many active members are on #wwyc it's doesnt make too much sense either, but 
based on this idea my suggestion is that we relive the idea of meeting on 
some freqs before the contests. I know it helped me in recent WW SSB to 
check my signal and see how everything is working. 

Nice to see our mailing list in action and I'm really glad to see some nice 
ideas and opinions here. 

73 de Hrle - 9A6XX 

p.s. 4N7M compliments on 3M! 

Peter, M3PHP writes: 

> Greg, 
> 
> I Completey Agree!!
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> ----- 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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