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

[rjairam at gmail.com]

Re-read what I said. You read the first part then went off on a rant
based on that alone.

I did say you should have a choice. But "Please, no, a thousand times
NO!" by Hans means that he doesn't want that piece of tech to exist.
THAT is being anti-technology.

Ria
N2RJ

On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 8:17 PM Jeff Clarke <ku8e at ku8e.com> wrote:
>
> Ria,
>
> With all due respect just because some of us of us don't want to use
> certain technologies doesn't make us "anti technology"? Do all of us
> have to operate the same way using the same technologies? Have you ever
> thought that there are many contesters who like to operate non-assisted
> because it gives them more personal satisfaction? Personally I get more
> satisfaction finding my own contacts and multipliers instead of
> operating in a way that's like catching fish in a barrel. I can
> guarantee there are many contesters who have the same feeling as I do. I
> have no problem if people operate the way they want to. (assisted or
> non-assisted) Unfortunately the Single-Op rule changes in CQ WPX has
> taken away the option to choose the way you want to operate. Pretty much
> you have to operate assisted if you want to have a competitive score.
>
> Jeff KU8E
>
>
> On 8/22/2021 5:49 PM, rjairam at gmail.com wrote:
> > 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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