This thread seems to have gone astray. Both assisted and non-assisted
category ops were credited for both the 2010 and 2014 WRTCs, and will
continue to be for the 2018 qualifying process. Assisted is NOT a
qualifying category being added for the first time. Rather, the discussion
relates to appropriate weighting of assisted and unassisted for a WRTC
competition that itself will test only unassisted operating.
73, Dave K3ZJ
On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 10:21 AM, Steve Lott <lottsphoto@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> "We should be able to determine which technologies we want and don't want
> to use ourselves. If you want to use spotting, by all means! I welcome the
> addition of those categories. People who enjoy the thrill of the hunt
> themselves should have that sandbox to play in as well, without feeling
> like they MUST use spots to stay competitive."
>
> "Wanting an unassisted class is not the same as wanting to take your
> assistance away. "
>
> 73, Kelly
> ve4xt
>
>
> Kelly,
>
> I agree with how you and others feel about it.....
>
> in the fact that "they have taken away the category" you want to use and
> have always used
>
> But they added the category I want to use, *and yes they should have added
> one without deleting the other*
> but their view was that would make the scoring much more complicated
>
> So now the SO guys are suffering from some of what the ones that
> fairly placed them self in Multi-OP because they were using spotting
>
> IOW I understand your pain, but am again glad they are allowing SOA
> it would have been very nice to not eliminate the traditional category of
> SO
>
> I wondering if the scoring was really going to be that big of a pain with a
> new category
> but again they are the sponsor and that is their choice.
>
> Who knows in 8 years it may be we all are sitting at the hoist hotel and
> playing through
> connected servers to one or more antenna farms for equal playing field
> seems I saw a discussion of that in recent past.
>
> For now, happy holidays !
>
> Cheers!
> steve
> KG5VK
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