I'm not disputing Steve's observation on how many operators use dueling CQ, but to run dueling CQs without expecting at least a steady stream of stations to work on both radios seems to be a waste of
Steve, This is straying pretty far from the original topic (not that that's unusual for this reflector), but... you said "I've always assumed the serious ops would be assisted except for SS." I wonde
The point of SO2R is to increase rate and score. Conditions at the time, and operator skill, determine whether the tactic is to run on one radio and S&P on the other, or run on both, or dual-CQ, or S
Rich: Ya know I'm really not sure why. Mostly just sheer ignorance I suspect. SS, IARU, NAQP, and ARRL 10M are the only contests that I regularly do as Single Op. I don't really have the butt gl
Dual CQ Dualing Alternate CQ-ing or whatever you call it is NOTHING NEW! It was used already back in 90ties! Software like TR logger even CT or later Writelog, wintest or now DX log are supporting th
Just to add my $0.02 to all these discussions on categories and assisted/unassisted. I think for single operator, at least, there should only be categories based on power. If I'm running SOHP one rad
Hey all: I agree with this one, though I don't think it will be very popular (and not just cuz Eric is my Hebrew Homeboy from Lawn Guyland). The argument over what consists of Assisted is going to be
Hi Steve, Confusion over what constitutes assisted exists only in the minds of some operators. The rules make it pretty clear: outside agencies providing QRG info or local multi-channel decoders prov
Steve, your assertion that "not-assisted" classes exist just to accommodate a few beer-swilling braggarts and Luddites in their 80's doesn't square well with recorded fact. 2014 SS CW/SSB entries in
Hans ..touche :) I operate unassisted in SS ..I do it because ..Assist would do almost nothing for me ...and ...tradition. I was Class A in 1977 as a 14 y/o, swearing I'd eventually be Class B ...and
Hi Steve: I disagree - I operate "unassisted (pick a name) because I enjoy operating that way and I also enjoy competing with my peers. I really enjoy the competitive nature of contesting. I don't th
On 12/8/2015 7:46 PM, Stephen Bloom wrote: As for category shopping ...either decide it's cool or it isn't. If it is, arguing about the limts of it is pointless. Human nature being what it is ..espec
Well said, Mark! I'm in total agreement, though I am an "assisted guy", having been so since we "single ops" were printing out packet cluster spots on an ASR-33 teletype machine in the early 80s and
drastically different than it is today and the "unassisted" Sadly, this is already not the case. Look at what packet has done: get spotted - instant pileup. Busted packet spot - instant pileup of lo
Author: Ktfrog007--- via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:56:00 -0500
Hans, you'd better double check the demographics before you make such a statement (down below). Most of us aren't in our 80's yet, but we're well on our way. At first glance, it seems your data suppo
I make no claims about age in particular, only that "not-assisted" operation is not some minor fractional share of the contesting pie as trivialized in KL7SB's message. __73, de Hans, K0HB "Just a Bo
remember there is some wiring going on in people's brains that make the music heard during the ages of 15 to 18 stick with us forever, the same applies to assisted/non assisted remember non assisted
Uggggggh ...again ... I don't think non assisted is a small fraction ..or at least I certainly don't now ..what I *said* is that 1) I was surprised by how popular it was ...I hadn't give it mu