[CQ-Contest] High Rate Dual Radio CQing

[Radio K0HB]

I make no claims about age in particular, only that "not-assisted" operation is not some minor fractional share of the contesting pie as trivialized in KL7SB's message.






__73, de Hans, K0HB

"Just a Boy and His Radio"™

On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 8:56 AM, null <Ktfrog007 at aol.com> wrote:

> Hans, you'd better double check the demographics before you make such a  
> statement (down below).  Most of us aren't in our 80's yet, but we're well  on 
> our way.  At first glance, it seems your data supports the opposite  
> conclusion
>  
> My guess is the ratio, 2061/921, pretty much corresponds to a general  
> old/young ratio, at least for US contesters.
>  
> I get this sense from contests exchanging ages.  You might want to  present 
> some data to back up your claim.  I'm sure it would be interesting  to all 
> of us.
>  
> As for me, I operated unassisted from 1958 to about 2008, 50 years, and  
> plan to operate the next 50 assisted.  After that who knows what nifty  
> technology will be available.
>  
> Can't wait.
>  
> __73, de Ken, AB1J
>  
> "Just an OF and His Radio"     not TM     If it fits, wear it.
>  
>  
> In a message dated 2015-12-09 4:56:13 A.M. Coordinated Universal Tim,  
> kzerohb at gmail.com writes:
> Steve,  your assertion that "not-assisted" classes exist just to 
> accommodate a few  beer-swilling braggarts and Luddites in their 80's doesn't square 
> well with  recorded fact.
> 2014 SS CW/SSB entries in the assisted (U/UL) categories  total 921.  
> Entries in the not-assisted (A/B/Q) categories  total 2,061.
> __73, de Hans, K0HB
> "Just a Boy and His  Radio"™
> On Tuesday, Dec 8, 2015 at 19:47, Stephen Bloom  <sbloom at acsalaska.net>, 
> wrote:
> If anyone operates unassisted at this  point ..it
> is either because
> 1)  The category exists as  a separate category with its own
> cert/plaque/trophy/bragging rights  during late night beer drinking in a
> suite at the Crowne Plaza  
> 2)  They've been entering SS since radio came back after WW 2  (the Big One)
> and still manually log and dupe check.  You might  find a few of these at
> Field Day as  well.
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