Bill Fisher - W4AN wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Jan 1998, Bill Scholz wrote:
>
> > It seems to me that there is an increasingly wide gap growing between two
> > different groups of competitors---those with one radio and those with two
> > or more.
>
> OK, we've been here before but I will restate my opinion (delete key
> now):
>
> There is a big difference between power restrictions and restricting
> the number of radios one uses in a contest. The latter requires more
> skill than money. N5TJ is case in point... Jeff has a single tower
> on a normal sized Texas lot. He beat Eric, NM5M, at WX0B who was
> using multiple towers and stacked monobanders. So to use the
> argument that money is defining issue in creating a new 2-radio
> single-op category is hog wash.
>
> Lets put the cards on the table... You guys who want to create a
> single-radio class are simply motivated by lack of desire to devote the
> required time and effort in learning a skill.
>
> You can create different category for me because I run different power,
> live in a different area, dont use packet or other operators, etc. But
> dont reclass me because I am willing to work harder at winning. That's
> the name of the game gentlemen.
>
> 73
>
> Bill
>
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That's great Bill! Why don't all of your entries from now on be submitted
in the multi multi
class because it's all skill. I'm sure you will be competitive with your skill
against only
six transmitters and six inferior operators.
Regards
Red
K0LUZ
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