Online games are very sophisticated. You could program in long path,
turning antennas, allowing a competitor to change antennas, heights and
on and on. It would be fantastic for learning and getting people
involved in the real deal.
You are only going to get people that have some interest in the magic of
the airwaves. Plenty of people in the USA get a license and never get
on the air. Why? That is one thing the ARRL is trying to identify and
fix. I wish them well.
W0MU
On 2/26/2017 7:57 AM, Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote:
There's a big difference
The first one improve your skills, you must learn about propagation,
know where to point your antennas, etc etc etc
The other one not
So what's next, why we use radios? If we can do all over internet, no
qsb, no qrn, we do not need to spend time and money building stations
and improving with better antennas, just connect to internet, choose a
nickname more funny than our callsigns and go...
For DX what´s the next step? JT65 with a software that do the QSOs
alone for us while we are working?
73,
Jorge
CX6VM/CW5W
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El 26 feb. 2017, a las 08:08, Charles Harpole <hs0zcw@gmail.com> escribió:
What is the difference between a CQ and a self spot?
Both call attention to you, both announce your desire for contacts, both
are self-promoting.
We in SEAsia seem seldom spotted in contests, maybe due to our low numbers
or remoteness or something. Out of contests, if I did not spot myself, I
could call CQ for a long time because few tune around, I guess. If I have
an hr to enjoy contacts and do not want to waste the first half hour
calling CQ, I send in my own spot.
In contests, why would non-mechanized spots be sent out--that is, why would
a fellow competitor help anyone find the gem he found and thus helping
others score better?
I like the ham spirit, but other than bragging ("Look who I just worked!"),
and ham generosity, why spot at all?
73
Charly, HS0ZCW
PS, do big clubs have private, members only, spotting facilities?
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