[CQ-Contest] CQ WW CW Categories

[Bob Cox]

Dear Fellow Contester,

All the calls, categories, operators(single op only) and clubs of =
entrants in the 2000 CQ WW CW contest are now posted on =
http://www.cqww.com . Please send a message to k3est at cqww.com ONLY if =
the data we have is wrong.  Thank you.

73
Bob, K3EST
CQ WW Director


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>From Paul EI5DI" <paul at ei5di.com  Sun Jul  8 19:07:00 2001
From: Paul EI5DI" <paul at ei5di.com (Paul EI5DI)
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001 19:07:00 +0100
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Extent of computerization (was: Mode 516  suggestions)
References: <003601c106c6$59e5acc0$e5a5fea9 at dell> <3.0.6.32.20010708104123.008ef630 at mail.abs.adelphia.net>
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Pete N4ZR asked,

> Where do we draw the line on computer assistance -- at
> what point does the computer replace rather than assist
> the operator?

In suggesting the term "wirrio" for wired radio, I was being serious.
I accept that radios and computers will become more closely
integrated, and I agree with Wayne W5XD's recommendation in "making
radio gear computer-accessible for every possible feature".

Nevertheless, Pete rightly implies that we (as contesters) cross a
boundary when the computer replaces rather than assists the operator.

This is my attempt to define the boundary.  I submit that Amateur
"Radio" Contesters -

  1. Use the ionosphere as their sole means of propagation.

  2. Use local antennas and radios, not remote equipment controlled
over the web or by any other means.

  3. Do not use modes that we, unaided, can understand. That rules out
all digital modes, no mater how efficient or technically advanced,
and, in effect, everything apart from the spoken word (analogue modes,
including SSB, DSB, FM, AM etc.) and CW, so long as the CW is not
machine decoded.

  4. Do not make use of any external assistance.  That includes
spotting using any external mechanism such as packet radio or the
internet or calls from friends.  This is independent of SO / MO
arguments.

Within the bounds of Amateur Radio Contesting, I accept cw and voice
keyers, DSP processing, computer control of all (local) station
hardware, and logging software with callsign databases - so long as
these databases are available before the contest and are not updated
during the contest other than with data logged during the contest.

Once we, as contesters, break any of the above rules, we have crossed
a boundary that changes the very nature of what we're doing.  It's no
longer amateur radio contesting, it's amateur wirrio (wired radio)
contesting - different, and a perfectly valid discipline in its own
right.

The boundary is similar to that between sailboating and power-boating,
then using an engine to make your sailboat go faster and insisting
it's still sailing - it's nothing of the sort.

73,
Paul EI5DI
www.ei5di.com


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