Ev, The problem is that we're mixing "apples" (operators) and "oranges" (hardware). You are asserting that the *hardware* an operator might use should differentiate between *operator* categories and
W6WRT said: "Your statement shows you do not understand two radio operation". I'm Sorry Bill, but you are incorrect. I happen to know a lot about it, and I have been using more than one radio on and
Bill, RTTY contesting is clearly a different animal. I also have made comments previously on rtty contesting, apparently in agreement with your concerns, that some of the practices and technology may
Guy, Thank you for posting your message. Your observation is correct. It's not easy to do SO2R, and you have hit on one of the main reasons why it does not double your capacity simply by adding the s
Mark, Many of the people who are now active don't have the background that many of us 'OT's (no pun intended) do of coming up through the traffic handling ranks where the didit dit method was learned
I haven't noticed any mean-spirited postings on this subject - yet. I emailed with N7NG about this last night, and he is now on his way, or is in Japan, so I don't think we'll get a response from him
Rick is on the right track. Having documentation of what your radio stuff is will be a big help. Having a copy of your FCC license, the devices manual, a copy of QST or CQ magazine with last year's c
Ev, I did not wait two days, and I can assure you that I am not angry. I think your perpetual desire to come up with new ideas has misfired on this one. You ask (essentially): What if we realized tha
Syl, Not to be pedantic, but your claim to not be pedantic is false. 73, Bob W5OV Not to be pedantic but chaos - as in chaos theory - is actually called deterministic chaos because it is defined by a
OK, so what you're saying is that instead of everyone closely following the rules (hey, this is hypothetical), you want to do away with the rules, let everyone do whatever they want, and then at some
This is a discussion of ham radio contesting - not a mathematical discussion - right? Syl, you're correct that to someone who may be unaware of the rules, the operation of a contest may appear chaoti
Ev, I may be mistaken, but I recall that you became actively involved in contesting relatively recently. Some of your comments cause me to think that my recollection may be true. The categories that
I can't find a score for him in QST either. Oh, wait... Never mind. 73, Bob W5OV --Original Message-- From: Richard DiDonna NN3W [mailto:nn3w@cox.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 10:06 PM To: K
Apparently, my attempt at a humorous dig at _QST_ not listing scores anymore was misinterpreted as a negative comment towards KC1J. I meant no disrespect of him, and welcome him to the contest commun
Mike's analysis is correct. HF contesters do VHF contests also - or at least many of them used to. Many HF contesters used to be subscribed to the VHF reflectors, but the key concept in both of these
" 11. Further, based on the record in this proceeding, we are persuaded that we should authorize more spectrum in the 80 m band for voice communications than was proposed in the NPRM. Indeed, a numbe
I thought about that Steve, but aside from stroking their egos, there really is no value to what they do. We're participating in an activity that is fun that involves thousands of others on a global
Tom, What you say is true. Why then do you think that the FCC decided to listen to people who oppose contesters and CW operators at every opportunity? Shouldn't they allow us the same freedom to do w
I find myself in an awkward position of agreeing in principle with Mal. Sometimes, the programmers are pulled away from the fundamentals by demands of some of the more inventive and creative users. O