Well, as someone who has done this, I would make the following proposal:
1. Pick a contest and sponsor a robot category. It wouldn't have to be
done as part of the official contest, but could be done with results in
the NCJ. I would suggest Field Day.
2. The robot can only search and pounce. No packet information can be used.
3. Comply to FCC rules. This is some gray areas here. If I write a computer
program that controls the radio, am I in control of the operation since
I wrote the program?
4. CW only.
As more people start doing this type of thing, then we can think about
expanding it. It really is a lot of work and to do it right, it will
cost some bucks as well.
Tree N6TR/7
aka: Z80 op
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