Dear Contest Persons:
Re: 9M0C Wonderfulness!
G3XTT, who's operating technique I have always
admired, has made a truly arrogant case for blowing
a guy off who only wanted a contest number. The only
responses I have seen were from K5ZD, who was right on
the money, and from W2CE who does not compete in contests,
so (?).
I have been contesting for over 40 years. I know what
it's like to chase some twit who won't give you a
number for some convoluted reason which he has
convinced himself is appropriate (He also thinks you
are a SLIME-PIG-etc).
I am not surprised that someone is saying that any person
wanting a new band/mode/power-level/language/voice-expression
country is more than welcomed to call in, while someone who
is going bang up in the contest (And expending tremendous
amounts of physical and emotional energy; more than that
other person can even imagine) is lower than whale dung on
the ocean floor-and is to be ignored-indeed DRIVEN AWAY-by
the "Truly Enlightened"!
What IS surprising is that this garbage is on the CONTESTERS
REFLECTOR!
When I am operating the AA and someone from somewhere else
calls in, I say "Hello". If I am in the ARRL and someone
from Iowa calls, I say "Hello". If someone asks for a number
(Or a favorite color) in the "East Overbite QSO party" I
give him a number. I did this when I was in Africa,
Caribbean, and all around the town. Anything else would be
acting like a jerk. Certainly not like a HAM!
I do, however, admit that any person is free to act
any way he or she wishes; however "Enlightened" (Or
annointed) they feel that they may be. I am free,
also, to feel that some of them suck (In the vernacular
of my kids).
73 Gene N2AA
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