[UK-CONTEST] Was NFD originally an emergency capability test?

[Don Field]

The logic of which leads one inexorably to allowing local skimmer, as no
Internet connection is required ....

As always, the hard thing is where to draw the line. 15 years ago taking the
band data from the rig to change antennas, even computer logging, was
leading edge. Now it's everyday technology.

But surely the reason for having a true "Restricted" section is far more
mundane nowadays - many clubs simply don't have the resources to lay on all
the extras - many even have trouble finding CW operators, sadly.

(But bring back tents and hand dug holes for calls of nature, I say!)

Don G3XTT

On 7 June 2011 09:59, Paul O'Kane <pokane at ei5di.com> wrote:

> On 07/06/2011 08:56, Ian White GM3SEK wrote:
>
> > As contesters we have every right to be proud of what we do, but let's
> > stop pretending that we can prance into an emergency and save the
> > nation!
>
> No one is pretending contesters can do that, though
> RAYNET members may be better equipped than most.
>
> > Think of field days as what they are - simply CONTESTS. Maybe then we
> > can decide how we want our filed days to be.
>
> If field days were "simply contests" we would all
> operate from home, or from fixed contest stations,
> using mains power.  On the contrary, field days
> are (and always were) intended to be something
> other than ordinary contests.
>
> It seems clear, but feel free to argue, that this
> something was to demonstrate or to acquire the
> skills necessary for complete communications
> independence - if only for short periods of time.
> Otherwise, there would be no point in contesting
> under field day conditions.
>
> Back to 2011 - and here we are, in the middle of
> a field, self-sufficient for 24 hours in fuel,
> heat, light, power, shelter, food, water and
> equipment.  We assemble and erect the antennas.
> and then we connect to the internet.
>
>
> 73,
> Paul EI5DI
>
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