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From: "Jim Rhodes" <k0xu@iowadsl.net>
To: <RTTY@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Level Playing Field is unrealistic
>I have really tried to stay out of this, but. In other words you
> are saying that the High School kids should play against the pros
> and and just say "We did as good as we could"
Sort of. But I would say:
"I did 50% better than last year, so I won!"
And when I was a complete beginner, things like "learn from the pros" and
'It's better to soar with eagles then..." came to mind. And after high
school for awhile, you might graduate to becoming a "pro" if you have enough
experience and learn enough. After I improved my antenna situation, I just
assumed the next step was going SO2R. That might have been a mistake for
me - I should've gained more experience first, because I didn't really
improve my score that much when SO2R. But it sure was a fun challenge and
made slow contests from the black hole a "hole" lot more fun - more to do
etc with SO2R.
Actually winning something tangible (cert, plaque) in these contests
shouldn't just be a random affair.
73 - John, WA9ALS
P.S. Too bad we no longer have Jim's newsletter to "analyze" this thread.
For the umpteeth time?
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