[ct-user] FD update?

[Bob Schenck N2OO]

No more demo mode. Replaced by "Educational activity".  :-)
I have one fellow doing all the calculating for the GOTA station. I'll
depend on him.
We will use CT but will have to manually do the bonus points separately. I
really like CT since my FD team is so used to it and we can't get very many
"newer" laptops committed for FD! Hihi
Next year we will think again I guess.
We'll be signing W2C.


See ya' in the Pileups!
73!
Bob Schenck, N2OO
GO SJDXA! www.sjdxa.org
Old Barney ARC! www.obarc.org

-----Original Message-----
From: ct-user-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:ct-user-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of N7FLT
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 11:38 AM
To: ct-user at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [ct-user] FD update?

I don't know the answer to your question, but we (W7ED)
are going back to CT for FD anyway.

The rules for the GOTA station have become so complex
and convoluted we've given up on that and are just going
to run a 'Fun' station for the newbies and inexperienced
operators to practice at (under a separate call sign)
until they feel like they want to come over to the 'main'
station and play. We just won't count the contacts made
at the fun station. The CT display (GUI) is much easier
for them to deal with and having several previous contacts
in the same window as the active entry helps them catch
their mistakes. I'll need to type up the Demo Mode stuff
for entry submission anyway and can include it when
filling out the web applet.

Sooo, back to CT we go!

Don
n7flt

Bob Schenck N2OO wrote:
> Any info on if these changes will be made in CT in time for FD 2008 this
> weekend???
> 
>  
> 
> 2008 Rules Changes 
> 
> GOTA (Get on the Air) stations are those stations set aside by Field Day
> teams designed to get non-hams or newly licensed hams on the air. Unlike
in
> past years where GOTA stations were limited to only the HF bands, the 2008
> rules state that these stations may operate on any authorized HF or VHF
> Field Day band. Keep in mind that only one signal may be transmitted from
> the GOTA station at any time. 
> 
> Henderson said the eligibility for operating the GOTA station has changed
> slightly: Anyone who has been licensed since Field Day 2007 is eligible to
> operate the GOTA station, regardless of license class. 
> 
> For 2008, the Demonstration Mode Bonus category has been eliminated and
> replaced by an Educational Activity Bonus worth 100 points. "This bonus is
> intended to encourage clubs and groups to do some more formal educational
> activity during their Field Day operation," Henderson said. If you have
any
> questions concerning what activities might be appropriate for this bonus,
> Henderson said you should submit them via e-mail <mailto:fdinfo at arrl.org>
. 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> See ya' in the Pileups!
> 
> 73!
> 
> Bob Schenck, N2OO
> 
> GO SJDXA! www.sjdxa.org
> 
> Old Barney ARC! www.obarc.org
> 
>  
> 
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