Who uses packet anyway I always use Telnet
73 fer nw,
Bob N5IET
10X# 37210, FP#-1141, SMIRK#-5177
http://www.n5iet.com/
Code may be taking a back seat for now,
but the pioneering spirit that put the code
there in the first place is out front of it all.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Dale Putnam
> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 8:26 PM
> To: k1ttt@arrl.net; cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WW SSB - the corruptive
influence of packet
>
>
> OR......one could move to Wyoming... and live without
packet
> networks. And when it is decided to work the contest
> assisted... one better plan for where the assistant is
going
> to sit, because the assistant needs to sit
> somewhere.
> And it ain't gonna be on the other side of the 'puter
screen.
>
> Of course, there really isn't a discussion if the
decision is
> made to work
> the next contest,
> single.... because you is... single you see. No question
as to if you
> happened to utilize the
> spot or not.. cause there just isn't one.
>
> But when the certificate comes in the mail.... then the
> rewards are nice,
> and personal, and
> only shared with those that actually helped.
>
> --... ...--
> Dale - WC7S qrp in Wy.... C U in the next TEST!!
>
>
> >From: "David Robbins K1TTT" <k1ttt@arrl.net>
> >Reply-To: k1ttt@arrl.net
> >To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> >Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WW SSB - the corruptive
influence of packet
> >Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 23:45:27 -0000
> >
> >As someone else has pointed out, the packet spotting
network was
> >designed and built by and for contesters. To shut it
down
> for contests
> >or not to use it would be contrary to it's whole reason
for existing.
> >
> >
> >David Robbins K1TTT
> >e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
> >web: http://www.k1ttt.net
> >AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-
> > > bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dave VO1AU
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 03:19
> > > To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> > > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WW SSB - the corruptive
influence of
> > > packet
> > >
> > > Ken WM5R commented:
> > >
> > > > (d) The contests would be better off without
packet at
> all. One
> > > > option
> > > > is always to turn it off and tune the radio
instead.
> > >
> > > I agree 100%. I've long felt packet was a
corruptive
> influence in
> > > contests. K1TTT's analysis serves only to show us
the
> molecule of
> > > water at the tip of the iceberg. Even the multi-ops
> should eschew
> > > packet, as far as I'm concerned.
> > >
> > > I enjoy using packet when I'm DXing between
contests, and I have
> > > enjoyed it at multi-ops, but I'd massively prefer
that
> > > packet-assisted participants (whether declared or
not) were
> > > acknowledged only as checklogs.
> > >
> > > Sadly, too many people are hooked on that drug, and
some
> of the most
> > > important organisers of contests think packet is a
good thing.
> > >
> > > Dave VO1AU
> > >
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