Hi Sean, Seems to me that you're blaming the wrong entity. The situation you describe seems to be an FCC regulation requirement (that of needing a "control" op to access the greater privileges), and
I would send regrets: the contest is over and all QSO information must be exchanged on the frequencies and during the times stipulated in the rules and that trying to complete a contact via e-mail re
It seems clear that a distinction need be drawn between those who do the above well and those who don't. Having done it, I think, well, I guarantee beyond a shadow of a doubt that it increases rate,
Hi Dave, I really don't have a problem with QSO parties promoting themselves on here. Certainly, some QSO parties are more, shall we say, without denigrating any, significant than others. I am more l
I'm with Ed on this one: when K6LL ends a QSO with Kay Six Lima Lima, I have no doubt he's got the info and he's ready to move on. I also note that if conditions are marginal, he usually pops in some
Self-spotting is not permitted. But as Jim points out, the ability to police that is limited to those who submit logs. Contest sponsors only have authority over those who enter, and if they aren't en
Hi, Just curious: doesn't the no-spotting argument overlook one simple fact: contests are of interest to more than just contesters, but to casual ops who are either looking to increase awards totals,
It's interesting to read some of the points about packet this, and packet that and how the Cluster should do this or shouldn't do that, all because some contesters don't like packet. I'm not sold eit
Hi, Boy, what a hornet's nest did one simple question stir up. I think there's a little defensiveness that seems to be clouding one issue that really has nothing to do with the radio and more to do w
Hmmm, Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems that what is advocated here is repealing the 10 minute rule, which makes octopi rules unenforceable, which brings the octopi back, which will entice so
Hi, I'll be in Nagoya, Shizuoka and Tokyo in June (June 18-20 Nagoya, June 21 - Shizuoka and June 22-23 in Tokyo). Any events a contester might be interested in? I'll have limited free time, but woul
Forgive me if I'm confused, but I'm not quite following the logic here. We should ignore infractions we can catch because the ones we can't are more serious? I suspect that self-spotting, in the case
Hi Ed, Your logic is OK except for one thing: this isn't as much about watching spots as placing them. The majority of these self spots don't go in from the main running computer, they would be sent
This works, with one slight problem: it requires the active participation of the non-contest community. It requires us to convince operators of Web-based clusters to give a flying fig about our inabi
Hi all, A contest where one MUST have packet to be competitive does not sound like fun to me. A contest where one is able to use non-amateur means to solicit contacts does not sound like fun to me. A
Rational? In what way? Seems like what this is saying is that if you have trouble following the rules, we'll just change the rules. Automatic self-spotting is problematic for more than just packet sp
Hi Richard, I think the main point this whole discussion illustrates is this: Rate is king! If you build it, mults will come. I think the key to doing well as Assisted is to not let packet take your
Hear the one about the communist who won an economic-system argument with the capitalist? Or vice-versa? Of course not. Nobody ever WINS those arguments, except in the eyes of the like-minded. The be
Did anyone else get "unable to process log" reports from the ARRL robot for logs they did not send in? I haven't sent anything to the ARRL Robot since SS Phone, and that was received fine. What's up?