Randy I don't use SOAssisted because 98 percent of the DX stuff posted that is workable with 20 watts from TX or the East Coast (wrong coast) isn't even readable from the Left Coast. Rex K7QQ For the
No sir. With all due respect, I disagree. If a contest does not explicitly offer a Single Op Assisted/Unlimited category, your default choice is to enter Multi-Single. Should the particular contest i
100% agree, Hans. Anyone who has never enjoyed the thrill of finding his own contacts without assistance has never experienced real operating. Fishermen catching their own shouldn't have to compete w
In many ways they (single ops) compete with them (assisted) now. Both are chasing the same contacts on the same bands. True, some people will always enjoy doing things the "classic" way. But, the rea
Seems to me that your spot filters are set wrong. Mike N1TA _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listi
"Shooting fish in a barrel"... not an accurate corollary... more like "Fishing with a fish locator"... just because you know where they are, you still have to lure them onto your line. 73 de Bob - KŲ
<snip> Anyone licensed in the last 15 years has never experienced life without the DX Cluster. Perhaps it is time to accept this as it is - the new normal. Normal? When you've lost the ability (or ne
Really sorry to see you say this Randy. There are plenty of us who don't operate using the crutch of cluster. DARC ruined WAE by not making a distinction between unassisted and assisted and now I don
Very well explained Randy. Hopefully you won't face all kind of twisted arguments after this message, like those comparing ham radio contesting with fishing or boat sailing :-) As you said, at a seri
Randy, You have hit on the most important aspect. As long as one has fun in the category of their choosing all is good. 73es, Jeff K3OQ -- Jeff Embry, K3OQ FM19nb ARCI #11643, FPQRP #-696, QRP-L # 67
I am certainly not a BIG TIME CONTESTER and I have tried using the cluster in a contest or 2 that do not make a distinction anymore. And I have to say that I am slow enough already without taking on
Randy, I'd like to believe that you mean 'embracing' the new technology means adopting SO(A) categories into contests. This surely means Assistance is already accepted, if that is how you want to ope
Ditto to K4PQL and K0HB comments. 73, Henry K4TMC Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailm
I was expecting someone to point out the final truth about shooting fish in the barrel. It cannot be done. Not even with aiming assistance. Not even with assistance and an over powered rifle. Not eve
everyone know about my ARC5s and 810s so I will not go into that. But there is one type of assistance I do use. It will be 0600z or so and I will start sending CQ on 3560 kcs for a while and then put
DARC ruined WAE? How's so? WAE seems to be the contest where the most skilled ops are present. And contest mechanics represent a challenge that goes beyond logging pre-known exchanges. I really belie
So wait... let me see if I understand this. Based on this and the prior email from you... Are you saying since 2/3 of the Single Op entries are NOT in the assisted category... and the top SO in most
Even with all single ops in one category, each person has the option to operate however they wish. My original point was that ham radio in the last 15 years has embraced the DX Cluster as a normal to
I was wondering when "cheating" would be brought up in this discussion. And this is not to imply that there aren't some stations with, let's be charitable and say questionable levels of ethics... But