Don N7EF wrote "Anything made easier loses its value when the struggle produces the
reward."
I can appreciate that. I guess it's a matter of
what you enjoy. I enjoy all the planning and work to put together the
station and the antennas. I like the anticipation and the research and the
preparation and the talking DX with my friemds, waiting for the day when the DX
finally reaches the island. I enjoy chasing the DX and the elation of finally
busting the pileup. Mailing my card and waiting for theirs... that's pretty much
just paperwork for me. LOTW can make that administrative stuff pretty much
effortless. But I can understand that others feel it's a
meaningful part of the process. Each to his own...
73, Jerry K3BZ
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 7:51
PM
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] KP5 cards
That was my point. Anything made easier loses its value when the
struggle produces the reward. There are many "New Ones" that I can't
even remember making the QSO, but I sure as heck remember the hassles,
challenge, tribulations (and disappointments) getting (or not getting)
the cards and the euphoria when they finally appeared in the mail,
sometimes a year or two after the fact. If the whole system goes to
LOTW, DXpeditions will permanently forego the paper QSLs
and valuable piece of the hobby/tradition will be lost for
good.
But yeah, it will be cheaper (at least until Newington gets it locked up
and starts charging a buck per...). It's also easier and cheaper to
watch fishing on TV, than to do it yourself, but it ain't
the same thing...
Don N7EF
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Original message from Zack Widup--------------
> LotW is just not
the same as having a card in front of you that you can
> hold, put on
the wall, etc.
> [-snip-]
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>
> On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Sure
beats LOTW, doesn't it....
> > -------------- Original message
from john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: --------------
> >
> >
> Mine too! Very nice!
> > > John K5MO
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