You are right. We should fold the unassisted category into assisted so
everyone can compete on a level playing field...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Steve London
> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2017 7:07 PM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] what is required of recevied audio, and whay
>
> I agree with Ed - it was a terrible decision to allow panadapters and
> waterfalls in the unassisted category. It was obvious to me that it
> wouldn't take long for bandmaps to be merged with these displays, making
> unassisted and assisted indistinguishable to the adjudicators, even with
> a recording. The law of unintended consequences.
>
> 73,
> Steve, N2IC
>
>
> On 03/09/2017 11:29 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
> > Hi Ed,
> >
> > How did you feel when you bought your first memory keyer that could be
> > programmed for serial numbers? Mine was an AEA, sometime in the '60s,
> I
> > think. Do you use programmable memories and dupe-checking with logging
> > software? Or are you still sending everything with a paddle, logging
> > with pencil and paper, and using a paper dupe sheet like we did in the
> > '50s?
> >
> > 73, Jim K9YC
> >
> > On Thu,3/9/2017 9:49 AM, Ed Sawyer wrote:
> >> This is why panadapters and waterfalls should never have been allowed
> >> in the
> >> unassisted category. And why I have never used them.
> >
> >
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