Skeds BEFORE a contest are what make or brake a top contest effort,
Especially UHF and up. I see nothing wrong with it and highly encourage
such activity. Calling my cell during a contest is a entirely different
matter!
That is something I find very distasteful.
Tim Marek - K7XC - DM09ol...
6M OP of the K7XC Multi-Op - Mt Ella DM27 - Look for us!
http://k7xc.tripod.com/VHF_Records/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kharker@cs.utexas.edu>
To: "VHF Contesting" <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 7:28 AM
Subject: [VHFcontesting] Pre-contest skeds
> I know a lot of "serious" VHF contest stations, especially the
> multi-ops, make skeds before the contest. Some of them make a lot of
> skeds.
>
> Am I the only one who finds this somewhat distasteful? This is not
> activity that generally ever happens in HF contesting. I think it's
> fun to just get on the air and see what you can work, and making
> skeds is just one step away from agreeing before the contest to enter one
> another into the logs come what may...
>
> What do other people think about the practice of skeds in VHF
> contesting?
>
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