I agree!
It's impossible to have a level playing field when the contest is open
to participants worldwide. Too many controllable and uncontrollable factors.
Then there is human nature, cheaters will always exist. Cheating methods
also evolve.
There is no way to make rules to account for every possible equalization
need. This would be like discovering the 'Theory of Everything'.
Before you ask: what do you propose? I don't know. I see very competent
and experienced people here struggling to find a solution, and it has
not been found yet.
Maybe we have to accept that it's not possible to fix everything, but
work around these difficulties and enjoy the hobby the best we can.
Unless one 'must' be recognized as the best in the world, I think the
suggestion that friends, or people with the same ideas, should form sub
groups within contests, and compete amongst themselves. While this
method would theoretically put an end to cheating within that group of
participants, it would still not be a level playing field if the members
are spread all over the world.
73 de Vince, VA3VF
On 2017-03-11 6:49 PM, Jim Neiger wrote:
Give me a break, please.
1) The playing field will NEVER be level, and
2) Our lives and societies are already too much of "the tail wagging the
dog".
What we need more of are the talented operators like CT1BOH and N6MJ
who are trying to lead by example and lift us all up, rather than
dumb-down our technologies and skills with gimmicks like packet and
skimmers.
Vy 73
Jim Neiger N6TJ
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