[Elecraft] [KX3] KX3 Setup For Contesting?

[Jim Lowman]

It's a matter of semantics.  This topic comes up every year.

ARRL can call it whatever they like, but if scores are posted in QST and 
winners are announced in various categories, it certainly functions like 
a contest.
If it walks like a duck...

73 de Jim - AD6CW

On 7/3/2013 4:24 PM, Scotty Long wrote:
> I said that and got laughed at...I beg to differ as it was key board to key board CW full contest mode rude operators on 20m...30 to 40+++ wpm CW... No casual fun operators it was full blow contest mode with everyone stepping on each other... Just saying ... This is from a rookie ham licensed about four years; that operates 99.9% other than optimal or nice operating conditions CW all the time not just ARRL Field Day...You definitely need a contest grade set up to compete in this non contest unless you work search and pounce during the full ARRL Field Day contest. My Elmer's have told me this as well, kinda sad. Try paper logging with a straight key or paddle running 22 wpm.  Maybe the other bands in the novice portions of the bands were better??? Who passes messages on CW nets at 40+++wpm... If I ever run field day again and have to run keyboards I'll use PSK31 or just use the cell phone and call around...Not being negative just personal observations... please don't take it t
>   hat way... has it been this way from the beginning... ARRL does call it a special contest in some of their advertisements...
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> Scotty/NU0S
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> K1-4, #3206
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> georgefritkin at yahoo.com wrote:
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> <br/>Let us be reminded that Field Day is not a contest!<br/><br/>George, W6GF<br/><br/>Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad
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