Author: "Warren C. Stankiewicz" <nf1j@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:24:06 -0700
When does this all stop? Before long, we'll have people crying that those who have pacemakers are receiving "assistance", not to mention people who use bronchial dialators (more breath for phone oper
Using Packet or Skimmer is like having a bunch of guys tuning around for you in the shack. You are essentially a multi-op IMHO.Stay in Unlimited and enjoy the technology. If the high tech gets combin
NEVER! This is just an automatic replay of the same topic 6 months or so ago... the delete key works just fine, I avoid the topic by doing multi-op all the time when I operate, even if it is just me
No, there are several contest sponsors who do not take a punitive view of Skimmer and have no restriction against its use by any single operator. You took "determining which technologies are appropr
And two months later, here we go again. Firstly a quote, from my Dear Friend Gogo in Croatia: "I am almost sure that robots could make almost perfect sex from a technology point of view, but I am not
Never. Same argument, different year. Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Lakewood, CO _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.cont
I agree on how to try to get more people into it. I have had limited success here, but it's worse than pulling teeth. Once a ham has been licensed for more than a year or two then it gets for some re
References would help. No one is likely to take that remark out of context :-) In any competitive activity, there has to be rules to limit technology - I know of no exceptions to this principle. Sing
biggest, uh, opinions on this Reflector are rarely found in any of my contest logs? You're not alone...it's the same predictable guys, over and over. 73, Bill W4ZV ___________________________________
Joe, OK, but you are not listening, just reading a monitor. Maybe all the contest community like to go on this direction. I donīt like this modes, maybe this is the reason I never felt motivated to d
Secondly, my question: Am I the only one to notice that those with the biggest, uh, opinions on this Reflector are rarely found in any of my contest logs? No. 73 - Jim K8MR __________________________
No, you're not the only one. 73 Yuri VE3DZ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
Author: "Richard F DiDonna NN3W" <richnn3w@verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2010 07:27:14 -0400
Oh God. Here we go again with the same rationale as a couple years ago. As one who has operated from a top flight contest station in MANY contests over the past few years and who has won several cont
And I quote: "Why can't we all just get along and have some fun"?? Life is much too short for all this BS... If you were operating S/O Unassisted and a buddy called you on the land line to ask how yo
Amateur radio (radiosport) is not "any competitive activity." Amateur radio competitions have, since their inception, been based as much on technology as operator skill. Even the first DX contests -
And I quote: "Why can't we all just get along and be friends and have some fun"?? Life is much too short for all this BS... If you were operating S/O Unassisted and a buddy called you on the land lin
Why bother working just another KH6 or 9Y or 9A or G or W if one is not going to be competitive due to the lack of antennas and punitive rules against other technology? As a Contest Hall of Fame mem
I have avoided reading this thread, but I did happen to notice this post from K2QMF: "If you were operating S/O Unassisted and a buddy called you on the land line to ask how you were doing in the con
Answering the phone during a contest? It will never happen! John W3MF -- +--+ +--+ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.conte
There is more than a little truth to this... a simple "yes" is not a complete answer. WHY are some of these folks not in the logs? (And not just Jim's) ...and my apologies for not getting on the WAE