[CQ-Contest] WRTC2018 Qualifying

[Hal Offutt]

On 12/3/2014 12:14 AM, Randy Thompson K5ZD wrote:
> We need to stop disparaging how people choose to operate.

Yes, but the question is who is disparaging whom?  When the non-assisted 
category is eliminated, those who prefer to operate in that fashion are 
being told that their preference is no longer important or valued. _That 
_is the ultimate disparagement.

73, Hal W1NN & 7J1AAI



On 12/3/2014 12:14 AM, Randy Thompson K5ZD wrote:
> We need to stop disparaging how people choose to operate.  Yes, there are different categories, but one does not mean you are a better radio operator than another.
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> I worked 5000+ QSOs in the CQWW this past weekend.  I operated in the Assisted category.  I can assure you that there was far more to accomplishing this than “point and click” skills.  Did using the Cluster help make my score higher than if I did not use it?  Yes.  Have you noticed that most new contesters look at their final score as the metric for success.  A higher score is considered “better.”
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> Anyone  who has been licensed in the past 15 years does not know ham radio DXing and contesting without the availability of the DX Cluster via the Internet.  It is as natural to them as learning CW was for those who started back in the days of the Novice license.  We all tend to favor what we first learned or grew up with.  But, that doesn’t mean those who come later have to conform to what was done before.
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> With the exception of ARRL, CQ and the Scandinavian Activity Contest, the rest of the world’s contest organizers have moved on and allow single operators to use the Cluster if they want.  It doesn’t make contesting any less fun for the participants.
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> From: Radio K0HB [mailto:kzerohb at gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 5:00 AM
> To: k5zd at charter.net
> Cc: sawyered at earthlink.net; Stan Stockton; cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WRTC2018 Qualifying
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> That is truly tragic as it favors "point and click" skills over "radioman" skills.
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> 73, de Hans, K0HB
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> On Monday, Dec 1, 2014 at 21:50, Randy Thompson K5ZD <k5zd at charter.net>, wrote:
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> The surprise for me is that Assisted scores are compared against Unassisted.
> This really says that if you want maximum points, you have to plan on
> working Assisted.
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