Fine idea Shelby, the NAQP was devised to be flexible and being the
contest manager does give one the ability to suggest that new things be
tried. As one of the creators of the ARRL RTTY Roundup and the RTTY WPX
contest we added some new things.LOW POWER in Roundup, which never existed
in RTTY contests prior to that time which have certainly proven to be good
ideas. I think my old bud Ron came up with M2 for the WPX as I recall
which has also proven to be highly fun and interesting.
Far easier to do changes in some contests than in others.
Jay WS7I
Ex-A lot of things
At 03:11 PM 7/22/2006 -0500, Ron Stailey wrote:
> Shelby, that's fine with me. If I do the NAQP RTTY test in 2007. I will
> be happy to print out my summary sheet and sign the sucker saying I used
> ONE radio, and I won't be wrong. I would also send a sworn statement
> saying such, if that is what is required........
>
> Ron K5DJ
> Ex-NAQP RTTY Contest Manager
>==================================
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rtty-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On
>Behalf Of Shelby Summerville
>Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 2:48 PM
>To: RTTY@contesting.com
>Subject: [RTTY] SO1R vs SO2R
>
>Ron Stailey wrote: "you can do it if you want to bad enough.. It's NOT that
>hard."
>
>I can't disagree with ya, however....the key portion of this statement, for
>me: "if you want to"!! Personally, I don't want to! I don't care who does,
>I don't care who doesn't.
>My position on this, as NAQP RTTY contest manager, is to do all possible to
>improve participation in the contest, and attract new participants! I'm
>convinced that a major percentage of the current participants are in favor
>of a separate class for SO1R operators, and with that in mind, I plan on
>lobbying for a rule change. As far as finding "loopholes"...once upon a
>time, when there were only paper submissions, a statement at the bottom of
>the summary required your signature. Included in that statement was "I have
>operated my station within the spirit and intent of the rules"! Who knows
>what the "spirit and intent" of the contest founders was? Electronic
>submission has made that statement moot?
>Bottom Line....I plan on doing everything possible to have a SO1R category,
>without restricting SOMR, added to NAQP RTTY rules, beginning in 2007!
>
>Shelby Summerville, K4WW
>Contest Manager
>NAQP RTTY
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