HI Folks,
A Single-Op station using 2 ears is not the same as a Single-Op station
using hundreds of ears.
Neither Single-Op station is better than the other. You use whichever system
that makes the radio
operating more fun for you.
When you advocate for allowing "Passive Assistance" for all classes you
effectively are telling the
Single-Op (2 Ears) guy that his way of operating is the same as Single-Op
(hundreds of ears).
CQ magazine for years has accurately defined Single-Op (2 ears) and
Single-Op Assisted (hundreds of ears)
for both HF and VHF. New this year for the VHF contest CQ has combined these
two groups. Nothing has changed for HF as far as I can learn.
What I'm told by the non-vocal Single-Op (2 ears) Ops is that they will show
their disagreement with this change by
simply not re-subscribing to CQ magazine. The change will take a few years
to be noticed but it will be real.
Single-Op (2 ears) should compete against Single-Op (2 ears)
Single-Op Assisted (hundreds of ears) should compete against Single-Op
Assisted (hundreds of ears)
Multi-Ops should compete against Multi-Ops
Good contests define well what category you think will be the best for
your operating habits. Pick one category, operate, send in the log
and have fun.
73 and I remain,
Lew W7EW
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 7:52 AM, Marshall Williams <k5qe@sabinenet.com>wrote:
> Hello everyone....Here is a classic example of the way the current ARRL
> rules discriminate against Single-Op stations. Steve has a nice score
> for a Single-Op station. He was forced to enter as a faux Multi-Op
> because he admitted to looking at the Internet. OMG!! Horrors...the
> shame!!!
>
> Of course many others, either knowingly or unknowingly, will ignore this
> and enter as a true Single-Op....which, in fact, they are. It is like
> the old 55mph speed limit....hardly anyone paid any attention to that
> either, unless a cop was riding their bumper.
>
> This situation is easily fixed. Just allow Passive Assistance for all
> classes. Recently, CQ allowed Passive Assistance for all its HF and VHF
> contests. Guess what? The world of contesting did not go to hell in a
> hand basket. All the "cheating" allegations(about whether or not
> someone "took a peek") are suddenly gone. Most of the discrimination
> against true Single-Ops just disappears. Single-Ops compete against
> Single-Ops and Multi-Ops compete against Multi-Ops. What a concept!!
>
> To all Single-Ops: If you are tired of being treated as a second class
> citizen, stand up!! Refuse to shut up and go to the back of the bus.
> Visit with your Director and Vice-Director. Tell them that the
> discrimination needs to stop.
>
> See you in the July CQ WW VHF contest....16th and 17th of July. GL to
> everyone....
>
> 73 Marshall K5QE
>
>
>
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