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 > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
