[digitalradio] QSO or QRM? ...or Contest?

2007-10-22 Thread expeditionradio
The recent RTTY contest leads one to ponder: Why don't we see much backlash against contests? By orders of magnitude, contests create more QRM than any other cause on ham radio. They commonly render multiple ham bands nearly unusable for normal communications, for several days at a time.

Re: [digitalradio] QSO or QRM? ...or Contest?

2007-10-22 Thread Andrew O'Brien
Bonnie , this is essentially a repeat of your point from several months ago. It is essentially trolling. I will close this topic. Andy K3UK On 10/22/07, expeditionradio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The recent RTTY contest leads one to ponder: Why don't we see much backlash against contests?

Re: [digitalradio] QSO or QRM? ...or Contest?

2007-10-22 Thread bruce mallon
--- expeditionradio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The recent RTTY contest leads one to ponder: Why don't we see much backlash against contests? By orders of magnitude, contests create more QRM than any other cause on ham radio. They commonly render multiple ham bands nearly unusable for

Re: [digitalradio] QSO or QRM? ...or Contest?

2007-10-22 Thread Luc Fontaine
22, 2007 6:32 AM Subject: [digitalradio] QSO or QRM? ...or Contest? The recent RTTY contest leads one to ponder: Why don't we see much backlash against contests? By orders of magnitude, contests create more QRM than any other cause on ham radio. They commonly render multiple ham

Re: [digitalradio] QSO or QRM? ...or Contest?

2007-10-22 Thread Roger J. Buffington
expeditionradio wrote: The recent RTTY contest leads one to ponder: Why don't we see much backlash against contests? More flame bait. de Roger W6VZV