How about REQUIRING the software at each WRTC contest station self spot on a predetermined or random basis, say once an hour, or once every 30 minutes or so, and severely discouraging spotting by oth
Hello all! Although I do not think that spotting in this WRTC influenced all that much on the top three positions, I would agree that excessive cheerleading spotting might have a negative influence o
From contest point of view that would be nice. However for DX-ers who are insterested in working new prefix, new countries, trying to earn t-shirts, make EME qso, explore new modes, etc ,etc the clus
Well, that is also a valid comment Henk! Yes, the insertion into badcall would be a good variant. On the other hand, it would also be a good exercise for DXers to sometimes regain the capability of f
Gents, Nice dreams, but it's too late. The animal is out. It's called, skimmers. Even if there are no usual web or VHF clusters, people will turn their local skimmers on to look for WRTC calls. 73, V
Mats, You have most eloquently stated my views. Thank you. 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Just a boy and his radio" -- Proud Member of: A1 Operators - http://www.arrl.org/a-1-op MWA - http://www.W0AA.org TCD
It would be much more fun and competition for everybody if the cluster would not exist at all. But I think the good old times without mouse click qsos are gone and will not return. 73 Peter However f
Skimmers will be the standard tool at the time WRTC 2014 will take place, but the good thing about skimmers is that anyone can use them, and skimmers do not miss any calls... so this is a much more f
<snip> Yes, that is what it is supposed to do. <snip> I've read it - twice. It's a good story but it is not relevant. WRTC does not aim to level operator skills, it aims to level the playing field so
Paul's right: giving everybody fair playing conditions isn't the same as rendering everyone equal. Is it not possible, just thinking out loud here, to request the DX Cluster operators to kindly emplo
Hello Kelly, 1) yes, one may think about more ways to filter all possible spots or any evidances for possible spots of WRTC stations out (think about R322F instead of R32F, using notes etc) ... I bet
Not practical, for several reasons. First, each type of cluster software and each web site has different filter capabilities and input methods, you would have to supply files for import in whatever
Good day, Kelly and everyone: I am concerned about the potential effect of a suggestion "to request the DX Cluster operators to kindly employ WRTC filters" on the vast majority of participants in the
I believe Paul ;) If it be happened, R32F will be made more QSO then R33A and made more difference on the final score. Look at this: R32F 100 RW1AC/RA1AIP R32F 3440 10617 144 242 386 4 098 162 R33A
Now THERE is an idea I'd love to see implemented! Of course you'd be roundly cursed by those who and can only tune by "point and click". 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Just a boy and his radio" -- Proud Membe
Absolutely, which is why I'm opposed to the operator limitations advanced in K1TTT's proposal. 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Just a boy and his radio" -- Proud Member of: A1 Operators - http://www.arrl.org/a
I'm sympathetic to this issue and I found the per-game exhortations from UA9BA to be distasteful, but I don't think that it is practical or even desirable to try to filter WRTC spots. a. I could easi
Or only allow the WRTC stations to operate search and pounce. That would sure be interesting. 73s John AA5JG _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contest
Author: "Richard F DiDonna NN3W" <richnn3w@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:40:08 -0400
Hate to say it, but for about 70% of the QSOs made by WRTCs, the issue of spotting and cheerleading is already moot - courtesy of Skimmer. If you were Multi-single or entered assisted, you had full a
With this thinking, That means prior to the 80's there would have been no contesting? Because there is no spotting? _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@