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Re: [RTTY] [CQ-Contest] SO2R-SO1R from The Yukon??

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Subject: Re: [RTTY] [CQ-Contest] SO2R-SO1R from The Yukon??
From: Sid Ashen-Brenner <sashen@swbell.net>
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:34:38 -0600
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The following is not necessarily aimed at any particular individual like 
Bill or Joe, but if the shoe fits.............

methinks someone is attempting to carry Handicapping a bit too far!
Location, by State, County, or other Governmental unit(s)
Operator(s) sorted by age & sex
Antenna(s), by type, height, gain, and number.  This includes Towers.
HAAT of Antenna(s)
Radio(s), by Brand and Model
keyer(s), Voice, CW, and Digital.  With a subset of Macros.
Rotator(s), by Brand
Logging Software, by Version and Author
Computer(s), by Brand, Speed, and number and type of Ports
Spotting networks & types (Radio vs. Internet)
Power Source(s), AC vs. DC by Voltage
Brand(s) of Power Supplies, Linear vs. Switchmode
Paddles vs. Straight Keys
TNC(s), by Brand/Type
Coax vs. Ladder Line
Connectors, by Brand and Type
Brand of battery in the Flashlight when the power goes out
and on ad nausium.

I really pity the guy who comes up with a "fair" Handicapping system, 
cause I think he's going to need some very strong Drugs and a Straight 
Jacket by the time it's all said and done.

    In short, anybody else who has "something" that I don't has an 
advantage over me, and I want to cry about it to the world.  Grow up 
guys, it's only a Hobby.  In the real world, the guy who is more 
accurate with the bigger gun wins.

Sid  n0obm


Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>> Not a hardware category? Please explain how one can receive spotting
>> assistance without extra hardware. This could be a great money saver!
>>     
>
> Telnet spotting is built into all of the major contest logging 
> software - there is no hardware difference unless you want to 
> reopen the argument whether computer logging should constitute 
> a separate entry category.  
>
> How about other hardware like memory keyers, voice keyers, or 
> panadapters?  Should they be the basis for separate entry 
> classifications since you are so concerned about like vs. like?  
> What about memory keyers, voice keyers and panadapters built into 
> the transceiver?  
>
>
>
>   
>
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