[Hallicrafters] Re: Idiot Contesters R' Us

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Jim,

Perhaps you should include all the contests, not just ones sponsored by a 
specific group. Then the weekends occupied become well over fifty percent. 
There is no reason why all can not mutually co-exist, other than some do not 
want to. Their way or no way.

If you think it is crowded now, just wait until 2007! Getting a piece of 
bandwidth is going to be more dangerous than the guys who tried to stake a 
claim in the Nome gold rush!

Jim, tell me why the Hams in the rest of the world think so badly of we 
American Hams? They point to our terrible behavior during contests. I am 
serious and I would like to know why we are seen in such a poor light? I do 
not contest, you do, so please tell me the whole story Jim. Thank you.

Duane W8DBF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Brannigan" <jbrannig at optonline.net>
To: <amfone at sbcglobal.net>; "john" <johnmb at nc.rr.com>; 
<hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Re: Idiot Contesters R' Us


> Yep, we contesters use YOUR underutilized frequencies 15 weekends a year, 
> that is 29% of the available weekends or 8% of the total operating time.
> 10 and 15Meters were hopping during the CW and Fone contests. This is the 
> bottom of the sunspot cycle...those bands are no good!!!!
> Any of you "lets compare medications" guys try 30, 17 or 12 meters this 
> weekend, or do you only have crystals for 20M?
> Contesting is attitude....maximizing operating skills and equipment.  2KW 
> and a tower will not beat QRP and a dipole used with the right grit.....
> Hams push the envelope, they don't whine......try it you might like it...
>
> Jim
>
>>  Give us all a break and run your contest in a 10 kc portion of any band 
>> and beat your brains out, 59 good buddy
>> and please repeat your name. call and qth ... but your 59... crap!  To 
>> win a contest you need to spend more money
>> and be a lid operator.
>> Tim
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jim Brannigan" <jbrannig at optonline.net>
>> To: "john" <johnmb at nc.rr.com>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 6:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Re: Idiot Contesters R' Us
>>
>>
>>> In one hour or so, worked 30 countries on 20M...had to crank up the KW 
>>> for the JA's....
>>> LOVE contests.....but CW is much more fun.
>>>
>>> I feel bad for all those 20M fone guys who did not get to discuss 
>>> hemorrhoids and liver spots today.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>> >The idiot contesters are all aglow on the bands, and there are few 
>>>> >spots to
>>>> >be had.
>>>>
>>>> You don't know what you're missing! A great opportunity to work a lot 
>>>> of dx...with Halli's even. Of course it's more fun on CW....
>>>>
>>>> John K5MO (Idiot Contester)
>>>
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