I'm curious as to why the assisted operators want to eliminate the unassisted category and for that matter why their opinion matters? The fact to ask that kind of question is by itself a lighting on
YES! 4 hours of a Sprint is more fun than 48 hours of anything else. Ken K6MR "Bartender, I'd like one of whatever Martin is drinking, only make it just half that strong." Certainly there is a radica
Author: Larry via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 01:39:58 -0400
hi all, i note that in the CQ WW CW there are 26 plaques offered for single-op single band. not one for assisted. that causes me to wonder that if the same amount of plaques were offered for assisted
LU5DX said "I'm not trying to escape the answer. Power cheating if of a total different nature and it is a matter of infrastructure to prove that someone is cheating. In the case of unclaimed assista
K5GO wrote: "I'm curious as to why the assisted operators want to eliminate the unassisted category and for that matter why their opinion matters? Is there any answer to the question above? Obviously
Hi Ed, What I tried to say was that power cheating is detectable depending on the infrastructure you have for it. DX alerting abuse cannot be proved despite whatever infrastructure you have for it. P
Good day, Gilles: I am not ignorant of operating with packet, RBN, skimmer, etc.. I am involved in competitive multi-ops and use all of these tools regularly. My objection to eliminating single opera
Makes it pretty simple, doesn't it? Eliminate the entries, and the contestants go away... not to another catagory.. AWAY! Makes life so much easier.. and since ham radio has become a competition.. no
Just like entering a DX contest from W6 in ANY category. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mai
Why is it so hard to accept and use sensible definitions of SO and SOA? SO - Single Operator - station operated by single, one, operator without "ASSISTANCE" by SOMEONE ELSE via any means - be in the
Hi Yuri: You are proposing a significant rule change. Some of us believe that software within the station, providing the same information as the packet cluster (other operators and/or remote software
Author: George via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2016 13:59:18 -0400
I must admin that I never thought about running a skimmer at my own QTH. If I did, that would seem like I would be ASSISTED! I bet this starts up this discussion all over again, just when I thought i
Sorry, Yuri, but "skimmer in my shack" is not OK. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-con
Sooo, your car is the "assistant", so is washing machine, telephone, computer, software, pencil, keyer? Aren't we looking for definition who is assisting by gathering call/freq outside you and your s
Hi Yuri: Yes, that is part of the issue - the station to station communication part. It does not, however, take into account the operator skill and fun involved in finding stations to work - in fact,
Why is it so hard to just read the rules as they are? They're pretty clear. Most rules say packet/cluster and Skimmer (local or otherwise) are assistance. Some add single-channel decoders. If it's no
I'd have to agree with that George ! The location of said Skimmer shouldn't matter. On the Internet, on the property - shouldn't matter. "Anything, anywhere, anyhow, that provides frequency (or even
Maybe my English not so good, but in all other language I am proficient, "assistant" is another person who is doing assisting. I don't call my car, washer, radio, pencil, paper, keyer, computer, soft
I have a skimmer system here. When I'm running unassisted, the N1MM telnet window is closed and I receive no spots. I really cannot see how a telnet feed off a cluster, etc would be any different. Th
I thought that this thread was about the proposed elimination of the unassisted category (or combining them as it was more delicately stated) and now it has turned into the monthly assisted discussio