Speak Out: Phone Sprints - are they worth it?
Few would argue that phone (as opposed to CW) contests in general cause more unrest with non- and anti-contesters due to the relative crowding of the phone bands. The Sprints, with their unique QSY rule are even more disruptive. Would we better off without them?
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Anonymous on 2004-02-13
4 hours twice a year a problem??
I DONT THINK SO!.... and who's to
say whose MODE is better than another MODE? Especially if we are talking about FUN. Next it will be; NETS are they worth it? RAGCHEWING is it worth it? VHF is it worth it? ... c'mon ...
Anonymous on 2004-02-13
I like the phone sprint. It gives fits in perfectly with how much I can stand operating in the 75 meter band above 3800 and probably exchanges about as much useful information as the rag-chewers do in several hours of conversation.
Anonymous on 2004-02-13
Who cares?
Anonymous on 2004-02-12
Yes they are worth it- I look forward to the sprints phone and cw. Some of the best contest operators are in the sprint tests. I recognize the qsy rule-qrm is not a good thing, but its not totally intentional like much of the crude operation on 75 meters. Dont start - and yes cw is a much cleaner mode!!
Brian N7LOX
Anonymous on 2004-02-12
Duhhhhh...yea.
Unless you think that incurring the rath of more than 1/2 of hams is a good thing.
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