I hope I speak for 100% of the contesters on this thread, but there is
NOTHING personal against Randy. I have the utmost respect (and awe) of his
ability as a contester and I appreciate the hours of work he puts in on
behalf of all of us. I even appreciate him starting this discussion.
The issue is one of principle, philosophy, and what we believe is best for
contesting. Our discussions can contain strong viewpoints, yes even sharp
language and "digs" at the other position. But that should never descend to
personal attacks on the individuals and I hope that nothing said has been
construed as such. Randy is in a unique position managing one of the top
international contests and giving him input on varying points of view is
important to everyone. A system that is inclusive of varying capabilities
and preferences, and recognizing that we are a large group of competitive
individuals working from those differing situations and viewpoints will make
the sport stronger than by lumping everyone into one category.
73,
Jim, K4QPL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maarten van Rossum" <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
To: "Steef" <steefpa3s@gmail.com>
Cc: <k5zd@charter.net>; "CQ CONTEST" <cq-contest@contesting.com>; "Ken
Widelitz" <widelitz@gte.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 6:53 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Assisted / Non Assisted
I agree with Steef 100%. I have been following the discusion on and off
and in my opinion some of the reactions are out of line.
Come on guys, we know better than that.
Kudos to Randy.
73, Maarten PD2R
Op dinsdag 29 januari 2013 schreef Steef (steefpa3s@gmail.com) het volgende:
I like to complement Randy for participating in this discussion.
The way some people react, he must have a very think skin.
Let’s hope the reactions don’t put him of to participate in the many
different discussions on this reflector in the future.
It is clear that there are a lot of different opinions,
and it will not be easy to change anything this way.
So, all will probably stay the same.
(Don’t know if that is something to be proud of.)
It is a hobby!
Have fun!
73
Steef PA3S
2013/1/29 Randy Thompson K5ZD <k5zd@charter.net <javascript:;>>:
> Thanks Ken. You correctly summarized the intent of my post. I would
like
> to see single ops not be forced into the multi-op category. I would
like to
> see those contests that do not have SOA not add new categories.
>
> Randy K5ZD
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: CQ-Contest
>> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com<javascript:;>]
On Behalf Of
>> Ken Widelitz
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 12:48 AM
>> To: 'CQ CONTEST'
>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Assisted / Non Assisted
>>
>> This thread started when Randy, K5ZD, wrote:
>>
>> "For these contests where there is no assisted category, instead of
>> making yet another category, why not just allow single ops to use
>> assistance?!"
>>
>> Note, he wrote "For these contests where there is NO assisted
>> category..."
>>
>> There are not too many of those types of contest. Certainly CQWW, of
>> which he is the contest director, is NOT one of those, as there are
>> assisted categories for Single OP (All-Band or Single Band) in each of
>> three power categories.
>>
>> Let's not get too bent out of shape. I don't think you can read between
>> the lines that CQWW is considering changing this.
>>
>> 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT
>>
>>
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