I was saddened to read Randy K5ZD's article entitled *Convergence and Change*, page 27 of the May 2016 CQ Magazine. Obviously Randy has succumbed to the *dark side* of the force and chooses to operat
I see two perspectives to the discussion about combining SO with SOA: 1. What do the entrants want? 2. What is the contest sponsor capable of? Randy's surveys have shown that (on a high level), EU wa
I second and following the same reasoning I am wondering why other categories like Low Power in Phone contests (were it seems impossible to prove that entrants are not actually High Power) are not in
<snip> Some contests, with a separation for these two categories, NEVER DQ ANYONE for unclaimed use of "assistance," to use the CQ terminology. Some contests, with separate categories for HP, LP and
Author: Hal Offutt <hal@japancorporateresearch.com>
Date: Sun, 15 May 2016 15:39:24 -0400
I would like to pass on a few thoughts about the comments made by KR2Q. I have not seen Randy's article yet, so I cannot comment on it. First, on a general note, I really object to the phrase "combin
I'm in the same boat as Jim. Single op means just that and I don't think we should blur the lines with assisted, 2 radios, etc. Think of it this way, for the new contester, learning the tricks of the
Hi Doug: There are many forms of cheating available to entrants in the single operator categories that are very difficult or impossible for contest sponsors to detect. Unclaimed "Assistance" is one.
It is amazing to me that the Power categories get a "pass" in this decade long debate of converging categories because it is difficult to prove if someone is cheating. The assisted issue is actually
Pete, I'm in the same boat as Jim. Single op means just that and I don't think we should blur the lines with assisted, 2 radios, etc. What do you mean by "blur the lines with 2 radios"? Thought SO2R
Cheaters cheat. Combining the categories will cause cheaters to cheat in another way that will be harder to detect - power. Competitors - Have fun when you work a contest and when you know you were c
Could all the cluster owners provide the contest sponsors a list of every call that connected to their systems during the contest period? Would that work? Joe WB9SBD Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clo
My take on convergence and change.. Change happens.. props and never the same... antennas maybe, radios, maybe. Contest rules, maybe. and that, for me becomes the issue.. when the rules make a major
No, because there's often no login required, and wouldn't be secure if there was. You can watch spots online and nobody knows you're there. The most that might show up is the IP address suggesting so
<snip> The issue with that is I know I used to SPOT people, but not look up - why not let people who use the assistance get the spot? Then again, I'm a popgun, and the only contest I take seriously,
I think Hal W1NN's comments summarize the issues very clearly and I agree with his assessment of the situation. At the risk of offending my European friends, the reality of the situation in Europe is
I do not believe that it is illegal for unassisted operators to spot stations, anyone should be able to log into the cluster as long as they do not see the spots. I am amazed at the skills of the top
How about we hire referees to be at every single station in the contest, and give them all Alpha power meters and gatekeeping of all lines of communication into the shack? After all, video and audio
Author: Bill via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 01:19:20 +0000 (UTC)
Just 2 comments about the points raised so far: 1) It is easy to hook up a local skimmer, no internet involved, to populate a bandmap and make yourself appear to be a good, competent SO2R op. Truly,
Elimination of this category is also putting a bookend on tradition and history. And we already have way too much tossing out of ham radio traditions. 73/jeff/ac0c www.ac0c.com alpha-charlie-zero-cha
What you've just described is WRTC on-site competion :) The current recording rule in CQWW only applies to those who expect a top finish, the idea is of course NOT to scare away the bread and butter