Well it qualifies under 1/2/3/5a/5b you proved the point that it is thanks!
73, Fred/N0AZZ K3 Ser #'s 6730/5299--KX3 # 2573--K2/100--KAT100 P3/SVGA--KPA500--KAT500--W2 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of kevinr Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 9:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Is ham radio a sport ?? I looked up the definition of sport: sport (spôrt, sprt) n. 1. a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. b. A particular form of this activity. 2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively. 3. An active pastime; recreation. 4. a. Mockery; jest: He made sport of his own looks. b. An object of mockery, jest, or play: treated our interests as sport. c. A joking mood or attitude: She made the remark in sport. 5. a. One known for the manner of one's acceptance of rules, especially of a game, or of a difficult situation: a poor sport. b. Informal One who accepts rules or difficult situations well. c. Informal A pleasant companion: was a real sport during the trip. 6. Informal a. A person who lives a jolly, extravagant life. b. A gambler at sporting events. 7. Biology An organism that shows a marked change from the normal type or parent stock, typically as a result of mutation. 8. Maine See summercater. See Regional Note at summercater. 9. Obsolete Amorous dalliance; lovemaking. It looks like the first two definitions fit the exercise part of things. Definition three fits the RadioSport setting better. Kevin. KD5ONS On 3/20/2013 7:50 PM, Scott Manthe wrote: > Queen Victoria's definition notwithstanding, anyone who runs 12 or 14 > hours straight in a CW contest has shown a great deal of endurance and > if they're using a set of paddles, a good deal of physical skill. > > The term "sport" has had an expanded definition for decades to include > that which is not strictly physical. The "shooting sports" for > example, aside from the biathlon, include activities that don't call > for great strength or physical endurance, but can be very exacting, > which can be demanding and exhausting in its own way. > > Personally, I feel that calling contesting- at its most competitive > and on the highest levels- "radiosport" is entirely appropriate. > > 73, > Scott, N9AA > > On 3/20/13 10:33 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: >> Like most of us in the 'west', I was raised with the idea that a >> "sport" was >> something that required a great deal of physical skill and endurance . > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 2641/6191 - Release Date: 03/20/13 ______________________________________________________________ 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
