Ketzaleh,
If with the existing rules you see chaos, wait for the super duper chaos
, without them rules.
BTW the most chaos is created by HAMs who don't bother to learn the rules.
Michael Barak 4X4KF
VE5ZX wrote:
>>This is a discussion of ham radio contesting - not a mathematical
>>discussion
>>- right?
>>
>>
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>Correct.
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>>Syl, you're correct that to someone who may be unaware of the rules, the
>>operation of a contest may appear chaotic. That is because the observer is
>>ignorant of the structure defined by the rules, and cannot recognize it
>>readily.
>>
>>
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>It is also true for the participant.
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>>I think that if you compare the "chaos created by rules" in a contest on
>>the
>>20m fone band from 14.200 to 14.300 to the true chaos of a DXpedition
>>listening "200 to 300" you could easily identify the structure in the
>>contest.
>>
>>
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>You are right about the structure on 20m during a contest. However, chaotic
>processes can exhibit fractal structures indicative of order.
>
>Even given the rules of a contest there is no way the participant can
>predict the callsigns of the next QSO. This is similar to the fact that for
>a chaotic process its future values maybe unpredictable yet it can exhibit
>structure.
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>The structure of a contest emerges from the rules of the contest and the
>laws of nature in particular those that effect propagation even though it is
>impossible to predict who will communicate with who at a given point in time
>and frequency.
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>Contesting is a chaotic process with emergent structures.
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>Syl
>
>Sylvan Katz - VE5ZX
>Saskatoon, SK
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