[CQ-Contest] Shut down the clusters during a contest. SImple.

[Richard DiDonna NN3W]

You want to cut down on QSO counts for every one? Shut down the clusters.

A lot of hams get on during the contests to work new DX countries or work a 
few here and there.

Bad move IMHO.

73 Rich NN3W

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick-w0raa" <w0raa at comcast.net>
To: "cq-contesting" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 10:52 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Shut down the clusters during a contest. SImple.


> Has anybody given thought to asking the people who own/operate the various
> clusters, to voluntarily shut them down during contest periods?  What did 
> we
> do before there were clusters and packet?  We fouind stations to work, the
> old fashioned way.  We turned the knob and looked for them.  God forbid we
> should have to do that today.  What a horrible thought.
>
> So, why not just get all of them to voluntarily turn them off at the onset
> of a contest and then turn them back on at the end of the contest?  I 
> think
> it's doable, so why not do it?  Then we'd find out if these big gun 
> winners
> are as big gunned as they claim to be.  It's certainly worth considering.
>
> Also, all contests should be limited to 100 watts.  Now there's where the
> cheating would go.  Cheaters would be saying: "Me, more than 100 watts? 
> Not
> me, I follow the rules!"
>
> Dick
> W0RAA
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Fatchett W0MU" <w0mu at w0mu.com>
> To: "Randy Thompson" <k5zd at charter.net>; "Untitled"
> <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] cheating with packet
>
>
>> Assisted seems to have less competitors which translates to higher
>> finishes...
>>
>> I most cases if you are chasing spots you are probably not winning.  Run
>> run
>> run run run.
>>
>>
>> On 12/12/07 4:37 PM, "Randy Thompson" <k5zd at charter.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Because some of us still like to do things the old fashioned way.  All 
>>> by
>>> ourselves!  And we like the fact that we can compete in a category with
>>> other people who feel the same way.  Even makes it more fun when we can
>>> beat
>>> the packet assisted guys.
>>>
>>> I am against combining them because I like to be recognized as a guy who
>>> knows how to operate.
>>>
>>> I wouldn't mind if they were combined because then all the SOA guys who
>>> think they are competitive will realize that packet does not a winning
>>> score
>>> make.
>>>
>>> Randy, K5ZD
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
>>>> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Yuri VE3DZ
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 7:08 PM
>>>> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] cheating with packet
>>>>
>>>> I don't like Dx Cluster, but the reality is - like it or not
>>>> - almost everyone is using it nowadays, one way or another. I
>>>> mean 99.9 % of the HAM stations have the capability of using
>>>> Dx Cluster today.
>>>> So, why not just allow it for all categories, like it was
>>>> done for WAE or Russian DX long time ago?
>>>>
>>>> What are we afraid of here?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yuri  VE3DZ
>
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