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ARRL Contest Results In Print
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by K3MD on October 28, 2002
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Overall the esteem that hams in general have for contesters has steadily declined since the days of W9IOP, when literally the entire issue was devoted to talking about this operator, and operating skill was held in high regard by hams in general.
The new internet contest results are easy to use, but the further erosion of any participation or interest in contesting by the general ham poplation is not good.
I have been a subscriber to NCJ since the early days, in fact I have K3LR's reprints of these, very interesting to look u old sprint results, that was a very radical concept in the old days, especially pre-computer logging.
John K3MD
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by ae9b on November 15, 2002
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I'm not sure what the intent was of the article however. I am a subscriber to QST, NCJ and other Ham publications. I was disappointed that the ARRL has chosen to remove the contest content. Somewhere in the back of my head I believe that Contesters probably spend more money on ham radio than any other subgroup. Although the population of contesters isn't that great, their interests are relatively expensive. You suppose the revenue generating advertisements will gravitate over to the NCJ? As I look at the banners above and to the side of this form, I see a 160M Four Square advertisement and an amplifier advertisement. You know many "Average Hams" owning a legal limit amp and a four square on 160? Perhaps the reality of Paper print is fading away. But the audience who wishes to read certain items will draw the commercial revenue. I just wish the publications would look at a winning model.. and not mess with it.
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