From ARRL - At its core, Field Day is a local event and an opportunity for local amateur radio clubs to showcase the skills, science and technologies that make radio communication such a wonderful hobby and a valuable public service.
I see nothing about this being a contest. Bob, K4TAX Sent from my iPhone > On May 14, 2020, at 1:12 PM, Jim Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 5/14/2020 7:56 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: >> However it has become a "contest" to see who and what organization can >> accumulate the most points. A contact is a contact, a multiplier is a >> mathematical term. It has no place in Field Day operation. > > My first FD was 1956. It has ALWAYS been a contest. It was my first, and it > made me a contester! > > 73, Jim K9YC > Then W8FNI > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
