Perfectly fair. Both have the same tools. While we are visualizing and analogizing.... Let's give those chess players a computer and let them see which computer wins. Then lets be sure to ask the win
Luddite nonsense? I don't think so. We are slowly but surely removing the skill that was once required to do well in a contest - both CW and SSB. CW will be first since it is easier to do with a comp
That is not a reason. If they want to work DX, they will still be there. "Casual contesters" are not competing for anything in the contest. They can use packet, have multiple stations, have receivers
Dave, Well I just assumed he was talking about not allowing competitors to use clusters as part of the contest rules. Not allowing the use of clusters as part of the contest rules has no effect on th
I realize only a very small percentage of contesters read the traffic on this reflector but it is one avenue to discuss contest related issues whether it be comfortable chairs or the future of contes
Although this survey is supposedly just for fun, it is yet another public, open forum for stating your views regarding whether to eliminate/combine/merge Single Operator category and you can read wha
I vote to add Paul, EI5DI, to W2UP's list of those who know the answers. I agree with everything Paul says in his post. There are serious contesters, CQ Hall of Famers, CQ Committee Members and other
I suggest that there are many hundreds of passionate contesters world wide who have no idea this is going on. I also believe that a very small percentage of those who did not get a survey either subs
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
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
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
When I opened PO Box 73 today I was delighted to find a newly designed, beautiful certificate for last years' ARRL CW DX Contest. The new certificate showed the final score and indicated various achi
It would be interesting to know whether there is some maximum number of hours (for single operators only) that would cause many of those who play around for 20-30 hours to go all in. How many don't g
Been out of town for three weeks and just went to post office to get the big tub of mail I was dreading to get. However, included was a plaque sponsored by KR2Q for the 2011 CQ WW CW Contest for USA
In Ed's defense, I will just state a couple of facts. On CW, on average, there are approximately 150-200 "slots" that are potentially available where you might call CQ and be productive. More on some
There is another rather esoteric fact regarding the rules in SS and the log checking described below... Listening time counts as operating time according to the rules. There is no way to mark listeni
There is no legitimate reason to force everyone to compete in a category that many or most currently choose not to enter when given a choice. This past weekend I have no specific, lasting memory of a
I think there is merit to looking at this general type of scoring but would add one thing. Zero points for contacts within your own country regardless of zone. Would not want the DX Contest to be clu
Fabio, no adjacent zone into the same country could be an exception that can be added to level the playfield into the Bigger countries that are spread out over 3/4 CQ zones Not for the buys in the mi
Eric, You made it clear what you were doing, and I am quite sure Clive understood. I think the logic behind his question has to do with whether it is within the spirit of the contest - especially thi