[RTTY] Debate

[John GW4SKA]

The BARTG Expert rules were intended to 'burden' the minority of SOAB stations running SO2R. It simply puts them all together in a class with an 'expert' label. This leaves the SO1R majority (the 'casual' contesters) in their own class without unfair opposition.

Rules that cannot be enforced are not worth having. It's impossible for a contest manager to know how many radios are in use ... but the bandchanges can be seen in a log ... and SO2R is mostly about bandchanging. That's why BARTG don't have classes split into SO1R, SO2R, QRP, low power, high power etc.

John GW4SKA



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Stai" <wk6i.jeff at gmail.com>
To: "John Merrill" <johnn1jm at gmail.com>
Cc: <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Debate


> On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 8:20 PM, John Merrill <johnn1jm at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Some contests do have an expert category.
> 
> 
> Indeed. However, taking the BARTG Sprint Expert Class as an example, the
> burden of following the rule is actually on the non-Expert. Experts can
> change bands at will but regular SOAB "...may only change band once in any
> 5 minute period."
> 
> The trick of defining an SOnR class is to define it in a way that does not
> burden the casual contester. I think that's why you haven't seen it yet in
> more contests.
> 
> - jeff wk6i