[UK-CONTEST] NFD

[Bob Henderson]

Paul

I find myself in wholehearted agreement with you.  Did someone lose the ball
or is it just me having a bit of a turn?

73 Bob, 5B4AGN

On 2 June 2011 10:39, Paul O'Kane <pokane at ei5di.com> wrote:

> On 02/06/2011 10:44, Andy Cowley wrote:
>
> > This is _NOT_ a change in the rules. It is a clarification of the
> existing rules.
> > Packet radio communications are specifically allowed, so external
> spotting aids
> > are allowed. Self spotting is banned. So Skimmer and RBN and DX cluster
> are allowed.
>
> I have had the impression, however naive it may be,
> that the main objective of NFD was to demonstrate
> the absolute independence of amateur radio as a
> communications medium.
>
>  From the 2011 RSGB Yearbook - "Field days were
> originally intended to test the ability of amateur
> radio groups to operate under emergency conditions,
> using temporary stations and portable power sources,
> as might be necessary after a natural disaster."
>
> Has anything changed?  If so, what are the present
> objectives of NFD?
>
> If the use of power utilities is prohibited, it
> seems incongruous, if not plain daft, that the use
> of communications utilities is permitted.
>
> That covers "packet radio" and the RBN which require
> the internet, a communications utility.  But what
> about Skimmer?  Again, it seems incongruous to
> permit multi-channel CW decoders, or any decoder,
> in a supposedly CW contest.
>
> The fact that others are using Skimmer and the
> internet is no excuse - lemmings and sheep come
> to mind.
>
> 73,
> Paul EI5DI
>
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