[Elecraft] Mush and Manufacturers

[Jim Lowman]

I'm not saying that everyone should do this, but I still prefer to seek 
out contacts the
old-fashioned way.  While it's possible to get DXCC during a contest, 
I'd rather have
the chance to make some effort at communicating with the DX operator, 
provided he
was willing.

The one that really chafes me is allowing those in CW contests to use 
any CW decoding
mechanism other than the ears and brain.  Seems like they should have to 
operate in
an assisted category.

73 de Jim - AD6CW

On 12/5/2011 4:11 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> Not in my experience, Mike.
>
> I did a fair bit of DX-chasing and contesting in the 60's and, on contest
> days, the bands were wall-to-wall signals. True, the scores weren't as high
> as today, but we were logging with pencil and paper can actually talking or
> using the key to transmit and our ears to copy.
>
> DXCC was a real challenge that made the certificate a prized possession. For
> many Hams it took years, sometimes decades, to achieve DXCC because one had
> to catch a station by tuning around. Of course, QST and other magazines
> published the operating schedules for various DX-peditions but it still took
> some careful listening to find them.
>
> I'm not disparaging today's Hams with their computers and internet support,
> but I take issue with the idea that contacts weren't readily available.
>
> 73,
>
> Ron AC7AC
>