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Re: [CQ-Contest] ARRL Rookie Contest

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] ARRL Rookie Contest
From: Charlie Gallo <Charlie@TheGallos.com>
Reply-to: Charlie Gallo <Charlie@TheGallos.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:24:25 -0500
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On 2/12/2010 Doug Smith wrote:

> The target audience 
> of this contest is far less likely to have a computer in their shack.

You really think so?  It's 2010.  It's estimated that 78+ percent of US 
Households had a computer in 2007

I'd bet that in ham radio (lets face it, Ham Radio is discretionary spending), 
the number approaches 100%, except for a few old diehards who LIKE manual 
logging

Now, broadband connections are another matter, as there are places where they 
are just NOT available (I have a friend who is waiting for the next leg of 
cable TV to be put in , as it has only reached as far as next door.  He doesn't 
want the TV, he wants broadband)

I personally think 10 minutes is a BIT tight, for the simple matter if you are 
stuck on dialup, it might be an issue, but I could easily see 30 minutes

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