[CQ-Contest] New Category Suggestion

[Rudy Bakalov]

There is? Really? Examples?

Why do we care? That is, are contests meant to measure if the operator can climb a tower, for example? What skills do contests measure?

Where do you start and where do you end in your definition? For example, I don't have the time to build any of the following myself:

1) Coax patch cables or even the large coax runs 
2) Bandpass filters
3) Stacking devices
4) Triplexers
5) Any of the equipment in my shack 
6) Any of my antennas, except wire antennas...except an OCF dipole I need for CQ WW RTTY and don't have the time to build
7) Baluns
8) ...the list goes on

Doesn't this describe the vast majority of contesters? Do you build yourself everything on the above list?

Do you expect everyone to climb towers?

Do you expect everyone to own all the tools and equipment needed to build a station, both mechanical, power, and electronic tools?

People win contests because of their operating skills, not because of who built the station. This is not any different from the majority of sports.

Rudy N2WQ

Sent using a tiny keyboard.  Please excuse brevity, typos, or inappropriate autocorrect.


> On Sep 8, 2016, at 1:01 AM, Jukka Klemola <jpklemola at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> There is a clear benefit for the people who only learn how to operate.
> They have been free from all other burden and they can concentrate to cover
> only a fraction of skills of the owner+builder operated stations.
> 
> 
> 73,
> Jukka OH6LI