[CQ-Contest] NAQP CW - Rules Changes Needed

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

But Jim, my point is that there's no reason to punish those of us who, 
for whatever reason, prefer to operate assisted.  And that's what the 
current rules do, by eliminating any separate (from M/2) single-op 
assisted class.  I am not calling for merging assisted and 
non-assisted.  Experience over the last 20 years in many other contests 
has proven that separate categories do *not* mean that assisted will 
drive unassisted out of the top spots - quite the contrary.  Thanks for 
the QSO - I found you from a spot.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 8/8/2021 2:27 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 8/8/2021 5:21 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
>> It is unnecessary, and downright punitive, to push assisted single 
>> ops into Multi-2, instead of creating a separate single op assisted 
>> category. Many of us, with limited antennas (see HOAs) can only S&P. 
>> Without assistance, operating becomes a deadly boring sequence of 
>> tune, copy, type the call in, be told it's a dupe, and repeat.
>
> Hi Pete,
>
> I STRONGLY disagree. The joys of NAQP are the Low Power limit and the 
> prohibition of cluster use.
>
> Thanks for the QSO yesterday.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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