HOWL! You had me for a moment there, David! -73 de Mike N3LI - _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/li
I think your interpretation is lacking a bit. I would place CQ under the "associated parties". Its a log for their party, the Op sent it to them, if that isn't association then they might as well str
That is a highly contest-centric outlook. (Some) Contesters need to look past their own narrow viewpoints. - 73 de Mike N3LI - _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list
At the risk of having cooler heads prevail, Ron is quite correct, and I would advise people stepping back and taking a deep breath. The issue is presumably cheating, and ways to mitigate it. The issu
I agree in principle, but verification moves us right back into the record the contest debate. -73 de Mike N3LI - _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@co
Which reminds me, how are we going to insure that contesters aren't taking steroids? Maybe we'll have to send in a little cup with our logs...... 8^) And the paranoia is indeed very, very bad for con
Less than 1 percent from my experience. We've caught cheaters in our party in the past, but it is really in the noise, and no one caught cheating ever cheats again. I don't know what would cause a pe
Tools such as Skimmer do introduce a real conundrum into the CW world. In fact, we will get to the point where a person can hope to compete in a CW class without knowing CW. I have a friend who is do
I think that a lot of Hams don't get a very simple fact. A dilettante such as myself can work in the same contest as the world's best operators. How cool is that? If Baseball or football was this way
Exactly what are the "unfair" advantages of a remote station? It seems to me that there might be some significant *disadvantages* to remote contest operation. -73 de Mike N3LI - _____________________
Quote from CQWW rules: Transmitters and receivers must be located within a 500 meter diameter circle or within the property limits of the station licensees address, whichever is greater. All antennas
I certainly respectfully disagree! I've said it before, and I'll say it again. All rules are meant to be interpreted, because there is no such thing as a completely unambiguous rule. While we can arm
Don't know why your thinking that I am advocating handicapping good Ops, Hans. Did you read the rest of my post? That part of the rule is pretty funny anyhow. Just what do they EXPECT the transmitter
While I would agree that remote control hunting is ridiculous. The analogy to remote Amateur stations is a rather big stretch, as remote control hunting is more akin to pornography than it is to usin
At the risk of adding some emotional content, but with an actual Ham radio application, let me note what might be a good application for a remote station. Say there is a Ham who for some reason or an
I can appreciate the sentiment, but we have to look at the present situation. CW as a mode requires a lot of learning, and for some of us (like me) it is extremely difficult due to major hearing prob
I'm going to try to approach this subject without slippery sloping it too much. The radiosport community has to define what it wants to be. It can be about advancing the technology and operating effi
And as a person who runs a contest, I have a vested and personal interest that CW remains around as long as possible. What we have here is an apparent radical difference in interpretation to boot. So
That is probably some dumb rule made up by well meaning but naive people who think that contesting is a "fun training" game, designed to make for better operators, and not an end unto itself. We all
Hi Doug, The automatic 599 exchange is of no use, and simply repeats a predetermined number. It should be changed. I would suggest serializing. Serial numbers are great for log checking. As a sponsor