Ladies and Gentlemen, RE: setting up remote stations to work "only our club members" The current rules advise that UNSPORTSMAN-LIKE BEHAVIOR will subject the entrant to DQ. I'll go out on a limb here
Have been looking true this discusion. For me it seems that these categories only apply to a very limited number of radioamateurs. My believe is that the majority of radioamateurs around the world op
Marc Domen wrote: "Don't forget, the majority of points the big guns get comes from an every day amateur with limited means." Finally, someone has spoken for the vast majority, otherwise known as the
Someone has to "win" or else it wouldn't be a contest. :) But, I would love to hear more ideas about how contesting could be made more fun, more challenging, and generate more participation among the
Participation is ok as far as numbers go but I suppose there is not so much competetition and competetive feeling amongst the majority of participants. Handing out a few qsos and leaving the competet
Yes, Marc, I agree with you! For me, no need to read the rest, I didn't like this! Where is the fan contesting this way?! Ashraf, 3V8SS http://www.qsl.net/3v4-002/ ___________________________________
I would debate the numbers theory on how many are serious in the LP or QRP categories. You may be able to argue that, as a percentage of the number of participants, there are fewer "serious" LP entr
I think the key is in the words "amateur radio communications" you stated below. Anything that uses a link or part of one that is not radio for any distance takes it out of the amateur RADIO category
If fun for majority should be keeping old fashion way, then old categories are unchanged and will be more popular. . New Extreme is logical step forward in 21th century. I guess, it will not be a lot
Is it possible we're putting the cart -- or perhaps the manure -- in front of the horse? It seems to me that the Xtreme category is, at least initially, not going to fill to the extent the doomsayers
Hi Kelly and all, I understand what you've said and I confess that there is sensibilities of nostalgia... What I try to defend in here is; man's contribution, man's effort in the contest! New technol
... New techniques and technologies are always welcome. When they serve to replace RF, however, the notion of a "QSO" has to change. If all possible technology changes are accepted, contesting will c
-- Original Message -- In Amateur Radio you have the word "radio" You are confusing radio-communications and communications. Your assertion should be right if you had wrotten "development of new radi
As far as I know WRTC 2010 is purely LP competition. I think WRTC style competition is the only true competition with even playing field for all the participants. Setting up this type of competition
Igor, That is true of the 2010 WRTC Competition, but not the qualifying competition to win a position on a team going to WRTC. I do not think we are talking about the same thing, as anyone can play i
My comment is a deviation from the main topic and discussion. I read the article Chris posted on his website, where a non-amateur was aghast that our contest scoring system does not take into account
I tend to agree with you, Ranko. Under the new ARRL rule on Skimmer use, anyone who wants to have a Skimmer off his transmitting site has to make it publicly available (presumably by publicizing the
The investments required to compete in the Xtreme category may not be as Xpensive as some suggest. Using SDRs that stream the IQ output for the entire band, rather than just audio, allows few strate
I agree ... to a point. Individual stations who compete under the Xtreme category essentially compete against each other, and their existence isn't (in my opinion) likely to kill the sport of radio c
Hmmm... SIM or WII Amateur Radio, there's probably a place for that too. Just as with simulated flight, poker, baseball. Is it the same thing as the "real" thing, no. Can it be modeled to be a close