[CQ-Contest] Past Prediction of the Future of Contesting.

[rjairam at gmail.com]

97.1 Basis and purpose.

...

(b) Continuation and extension of the amateur's proven ability to
contribute to the advancement of the radio art.

Hams being so anti technology is mind blowing. I have never seen such
a paradox except in ham radio.

(yes, it also talks about skill but that doesn't mean we have to shun
technology).

You don't have to use a voice skimmer, but someone will invent it. I
hope that contest rules at least adapt to it - keep the unassisted
categories (too late CQ WPX) without skimmer but allow it for assisted
or "unlimited" categories.

We already have the existing cluster with all of the "mechanical
turks" putting in DX spots anyway.

73
Ria, N2RJ

On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 10:01 PM Hans Brakob <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Please, no, a thousand times NO!
>
> 73, de Hans, KØHB
> “Just a Boy and his Radio”™
> ________________________________
> From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+kzerohb=gmail.com at contesting.com> on behalf of Richard F DiDonna NN3W <richnn3w at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2021 7:25:35 AM
> To: Frank Donovan W3LPL (Frank Donovan W3LPL) <donovanf at erols.com>
> Cc: reflector cq-contest <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Past Prediction of the Future of Contesting.
>
> I guess the logical follow-up is what's next:
>
> I vote for voice "skimmer"...
>
> 73 Rich NN3W
>
> On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 8:18 AM <donovanf at erols.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for sharing this Pete.
> >
> >
> > Many of the forecasts proved to be accurate, but as often happens
> > with forecasts , two of the most revolutionary changes that have
> > greatly impacted contesting were totally unanticipated:
> >
> >
> > - CW Skimmer and its associated Reverse Beacon Network, and
> > - Explosive growth in the use of digital error correcting protocols,
> > especially FT8
> >
> >
> > "It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future" – Yogi Berra
> >
> > 73
> > Frank
> > W3LPL
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: "Pete Smith N4ZR" <pete.n4zr at gmail.com>
> > To: "reflector cq-contest" <CQ-Contest at Contesting.COM>
> > Sent: Friday, August 20, 2021 2:17:22 AM
> > Subject: [CQ-Contest] Past Prediction of the Future of Contesting.
> >
> > In 2007, ES5TV compiled reflector users' predictions/guesses/wild-ass
> > guesses about what contesting would look like ten years hence. It's now
> > 4 years past his original time horizon, and I thought people would find
> > it interesting, so I've put it in my Dropbox account at
> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/uzpj6vhxuqtp6sf/10%20years%20later.pdf?dl=0
> > <https://www.dropbox.com/s/uzpj6vhxuqtp6sf/10%20years%20later.pdf?dl=0>.
> > Feel free to download the pdf and giggle...
> >
> > --
> > 73, Pete N4ZR
> > Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network
> > web server at <http://beta.reversebeacon.net>.
> > For spots, please use your favorite
> > "retail" DX cluster.
> >
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