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@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@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@contesting.com> on behalf of
Richard F DiDonna NN3W <richnn3w@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2021 7:25:35 AM
To: Frank Donovan W3LPL (Frank Donovan W3LPL) <donovanf@erols.com>
Cc: reflector cq-contest <CQ-Contest@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@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@gmail.com>
To: "reflector cq-contest" <CQ-Contest@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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