The Paper log one radio, the SO2R and the SDR generations The discussion about merging Assisted and Non Assisted categories, very passionate as one would expect, is interesting because in my view it
Jose, Amateur radio contesting has different classes or levels of participation. Why some people want to eliminate these different classes because some are not using the most advanced stages of Inter
It is a fallacy that all ops in the 'Paper Log' generation wish to halt progress. What we do wish is to have CHOICE. The implication of the inclusion of that question in the survey is that choice co
I could not said it better myself! Very good explanation Jose. Paper log generation should watch skilled SDR generation operator in action, at least once! 73 Zoran, YU1EW The discussion about merging
This is the best summation of the eras of contesting I have seen. I seem to have better understood the natural fall of my ability in ballroom dancing than my kicking and screaming fight against all t
Very good Jose! One question I wanted to ask you for a long time - why are you still competing with the old men from the past and not with more advanced SDR guys? 73's & GL, Willy UA9BA _____________
CT1BOH has given us something to think about. He describes a scale, an intensity, of contesting that most of us have never experienced. Regardless of differences in scale, there remain basic principl
Jose, If you are a member of the SDR generation, why not enter the category that allows you to do what you want and compete against other SDR generation people? Lead the way, use RBN, maybe every oth
I sincerely hope that all of the members of the CQ Contest Committee have the best interest of the current and future sustainability of contesting in mind when they make decisions for the entire cont
Jose, As a lowly member of the SO2R generation, I need some education. Your CR3E scores are listed as SOAB (not assisted). You say: "I consider myself in the SDR generation because that is the way I
Zoran & Jose, You said....,Paper log generation should watch skilled SDR generation operator in action, at least once! Exactly what is your point in saying that? Please, please continue with what you
Yes. the SDR op's are much better than the paper log generation. It's cool to have the SDR watching 6 bands at once, and then activate Skimmer so all those blips on the bandmap have callsigns attache
Steve N2IC asks a very pertinent and interesting question? "How seeing 200+ unidentified panadapter blips on a crowded band helps you to identify non-duplicates and multiplier stations when you are r
How do I do it in less that 30 minutes? I beam one antenna to Africa, and I beam the other antenna off to the direction where I have the greatest null (let's say it is 90º off direction). Then I zoom
HI José, "real hard core SDR operator" ;-)) What is the SDR Radio you are using in contests? So far none of them is useful for contesting in Europe without sophisticated preselectors. Then you are sa
Wow. This is quite a treatise - is it not? It took me a while to read it; digest the whole thing; and to read some (most) of the other comments. Sadly, some of the story is historically incorrect. Jo