Well put Les !!!
73
Bob, K1VU
At 15:58 2/12/2010, Les Rayburn wrote:
>It reminds me of Oppenheimer's analogy about the Atomic Age. The "genie is out
>of the bottle". Web clusters, spotting networks, Twitter updates, etc. are
>here and nothing will change that.
>
>The ARRL can't police these sites, because they don't own them.
>
>It seems to be that retaining the notion of an "unassisted class" is wishful
>thinking. Many of us long for days gone by, filled with comic books, and
>pinball machines, and rotary telephones. But those days are gone. You can
>surround yourself with mementos of those days, or stubbornly refuse to use
>that new touch tone phone, but it won't bring that world back.
>
>In any contest, people can and will use whatever means are at their disposal
>to win. Yes, most of us will follow the rule and take pride in the fact that
>we didn't act dishonorably to win 5th place or crack the Top Ten. But there
>are others who "win at any cost" will always be the order of the day.
>
>The ARRL has to be realistic about their ability to enforce the rules of any
>contest, and try to make it as fair as possible for everyone involved. It's
>clear that they cannot effectively enforce many of the rules that involve the
>use of spotting networks. So why not just admit that Genie is out of the
>bottle. Allow assistance in the form of spotting networks, and move on.
>
>This levels the playing field, and operators add another tool to their shack.
>In the end, the best operators will still prevail, as they usually do. Yes, it
>changes the game--and we'll mourn the passing of a simpler time, when a
>operator could sit alone in a room, disconnected from the outside world save
>for their radio.
>
>But life and technology marches on.
>
>73,
>
>Les Rayburn, N1LF
>EM63nf
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