Al and Bruce,
Both of your messages position this as a matter of timing, with language
like "the contesting community is not ready" and "did not feel this was the
time".
I seriously do not think the you will ever find "the right time" to
eliminate the "boy and his radio" category from contesting.
This is not to condemn technology Skimmer-like technology. It really IS
cool, interesting, and it really DOES have a future in contesting, but
radiosport will be irrevocable damaged if/when the classic "single operator"
must compete with robots.
73, de Hans, K0HB
-----Original Message-----
From: Aldewey@aol.com
Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 11:01 PM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Revised 2011 NAQP Rules
All;
I want to thank everyone for the feedback provided on this NAQP CW issue -
especially some very thoughtful responses that were sent directly to Bruce
and I off the list. Although a number of responses were received in
support of the change, the vast majority did not feel this was the time to
introduce this change to NAQP.
As Bruce points out, the amended rules for 2011 (that prohibit the use of
automated tools in the Single Operator category) are now available on the
NCJ Web Site and will apply to all 2011 NAQPs. Because the Jan/Feb, 2011
issue of NCJ has already gone to print, be aware that the printed rules
shown in your copy of NCJ that you receive in the mail in the next couple
weeks
will not show this change.
Have a happy holiday, everyone.
73,
Al, K0AD
In a message dated 12/24/2010 12:32:23 P.M. Central Standard Time,
bhorn@hornucopia.com writes:
Although the nature of contesting has been one of technological advances
over the years that have increased scoring opportunities, it's evident from
the postings on this list that the contesting community is not ready to
adopt CW Skimmer-like technologies in the single-op category at this time.
For
this reason and the fact that the CW NAQP contest will be used as part of
the team selection criteria for WRTC 2014 starting in 2011, we've returned
the single-op criteria to the pre-2009 definition that prohibits the use of
automated tools. The rules on the NCJ web site have been updated to
reflect this change.
73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (bhorn@hornucopia.com)
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