Yes, but another obvious point is that you never see all these types of vessels competing in the same event, which would be a handicapper's nightmare :-) ... 73 - John, W4AU _________________________
You are right Dave, but when I am sailing, it is a rule that Power gives way to sail.. and Sail gives way to rowboats. It is not acceptable for Power to run over the canoes and rowboats.. - but those
so, all the sailboats could declare it a calm day, and tie up. Let the powerboats have at it. After they all run enough gas and time, eventually they will get tired of running into each other, and th
Right, so we all need to keep adding to our fun so we keep coming back for more and attract new operators! New technology adds to my fun, so I am more likely to get out on the lake to try to do somet
Are external wind machines considered motors? <Grin> Rich NU6T _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/li
Yeah, but the thing is, in the case of the slow poke sailboats, they do nothing to contribute to the possibility of winning by the power boat. Ham radio contests are one of the few (maybe the only) a
Suggestions for leaving the assisted and unassisted categories make sense in the near term. Rather than a flash cut, why not leave the cluster/skimmer for the assisted, multi and "extreme" categories
The qs1r I use for my skimmer does 6m also out of the box! David Robbins K1TTT e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net web: http://www.k1ttt.net AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net ___________
Really? You would have given up years ago? I am just curious as to why? I've been a ham since 1975, and a contester just as long. First contest was Novenmber Sweepstakes of 75, been hooked ever since
Yes, and it is the enthusiasts (the amateurs) who still go to sea in boats without engines - they depend solely on natural elements (wind, waves and currents) and their own sailing skills to get wher
I don't understand your point. The power boat versus sailboat analogy is a good one for illustrating the technology differences, but it falls apart when people start worrying about simultaneous compe
Hi Andrew I think regardless of the class, it will affect everyone with the packet pileups. The packet pileups are horrible now. Just think when it gets even worse. I just wonder what it would be lik
Author: "WT2P - C. Fred Johnson" <fredwt2p@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:02:53 -0400
Technology is going to continue to move forward, people are not going to stop innovating just because some people don't like new things or change. Imagine where we would all be if the major innovator
As a younger operator, I can tell you with 100% certainty and without a sliver of doubt that if we were all using paper logs and footwarmers, we would have even less attention from the younger crowd.
Of course not, adding an engine moves you up to a power boat category. Adding a bigger engine moves you up to another category. When I run out of categories or improvements on the engines I get bore
I get bored easily. Call it adhd or whatever, I want to keep trying something new... now its time for some different discussion, how about how to align your owl to true south? David Robbins K1TTT e-
Huge advantage for which contesters? So far this discussion seems to have mostly leaned toward the viewpoint of ops from "this side" of things. How about the guys on the "other side" of things, the
I use both for what they are good for. If there were a world wide digital amateur network I would use that... probably in addition to the internet. MORE information, MORE! MORE!! I NEED MORE!!! Davi
It seems as though this conversation centres a lot around the question of progress. Is it the role of amateur radio to stand by and let the world advance around it? I would say no, and I'm sure that
Hi Guys, This is all very interesting to me... With the influx of technology into the game in its many derivatives, I foresee the time when radio sporting will be like automobile ownership, i.e.: --T