Technology has made contesting and DXing much more enjoyable for me. Technology has also made cheating much, much easier. The good and the bad. Doug Logic, reason and science don't define everything
Why even bother with a remote station or any station. Everyone just get on their computer at 0000 UTC and log into the Contest site and away we go. Every multiplier and every call sign in the world i
If he IDs at say 50 wpm, what percentage can accurately copy the callsign? Doug The problem with Democracy is that stupid, illiterate, foolish and clueless people are given the right to vote. --Origi
If a frequency is 'quite' for 5 - 10 seconds, I consider it abandoned. I could care less if you are operating SO2R. Doug "Think of all the ways you can hurt yourself laughing." --Original Message-- I
Of course I would ask if the frequency was in use before taking it over. I didn't mention it in my first post because I presumed that was common sense. Doug "Think of all the ways you can hurt yourse
You can't be serious? If I am looking for a spot to call CQ and I come along and find a 'quite' frequency, I listen for 5-10 seconds, then send ? or QRL, and no one responds, then it is my frequency
I watched that video and what stood out for me were the words 'technology and spoiled idiots'. It's great what technology can do, but ask yourself "Is the world a better place?" Are we really better
You don't have to wait 50 years. I can tell you now. Contesting will be done by robots and the operator will become just a spectator. Doug "Think of all the ways you can hurt yourself laughing." --Or
I should have prefixed my comment with 'If amateur radio still exists'. --Original Message-- You don't have to wait 50 years. I can tell you now. Contesting will be done by robots and the operator wi
I am with Charley on this one. I often operate in contests just for the fun of it, and don't submit any log. Those who try and intimidate me to send a log are wasting their time. My reason ... contes
I can't believe you posted that. Most are trying to eliminate cheating and here you suggest contesters cheat and imply that you may cheat, sarcastically or not . Unbelievable. Doug "Think of all the
Good plan James. I am with you on this one. I also avoid sending that silly 59 in the exchange. Very, very few protest and actually some even respond similarly. I could care less what happens to my l
What race are you talking about? The winner of a contest has the most points regardless of how many hours he/she operates. The contest race is not sitting in the chair for the full duration but achie
Here is his conclusion: Computer automation severs the ends from the means. It makes getting what we want easier, but it distances us from the work of knowing. As we transform ourselves into creature
You guys break me up. In the past if a non contester gave me a fictitious zone or report, I used to correct them. Now I just log, not what was sent, but the correct exchange. The likely hood of these
The down side to this is once the callers figure out what's going on, there will be no end to continuous calling and the run station will have a hard time with the exchange. Doug "Think of all the wa
Why not just give these sped demons some of their own medicine. Crank up your keyer speed to max and send your call 5x and see if they can copy. Doug "Think of all the ways you can hurt yourself laug
What's the point of even submitting a contest log other than for cross-checking and for the contest's ego? There are so many different ways to cheat. Because of my location I rarely have a chance to
Remember that this is a HOBBY. Some people get way too serious about winning. I no longer have to prove that I can win ... that is history; no internet, all hand logging and crosschecking. By not sub
Icom 735. Don't laugh. Used that rig in the ARRL SSB DX contest from 8P and made over 6600 Qs in one weekend. Doug --Original Message-- Are you kidding? Learn to operate a rig in less than an hour??