Even if you watch the cluster, you still have to make a contact. 90 percent
of which are irrelevant here in the upper Midwest, in the valley bottoms, ie
the real black holes of VHF+ ops.
Dave, WV9E
I would like to some day have a LED sign on the back of my vehicle so I could
post: "if you're scared, pull over". Speed limits were set in the old days by
the maximum speed of the vehicle, unless you drove in town...
Why do we persist on using model T limits when the technology is much faster
now?
----- Original Message -----
From: thomas antil
To: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 7:06 AM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] [VHF] N4JQQ June Claimed Score
It is easier then that. The rules are laid out for a reason and are
specific. If you can not follow the rules then do not participate.
PS
get off my bumper because I am not going to go faster then the posted speed
limit
Tom Antil ab1gf
-----Original Message-----
From: vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Marshall Williams
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 10:52 AM
To: VHF Contesting
Cc: VHF
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] [VHF] N4JQQ June Claimed Score
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
On 6/18/2011 3:05 PM, Crownhaven wrote:
> 50MHz 413/165
> 144 27/14
> 222 20/14
> 432 19/12
> 902 11/11
> 1.2 10/9
>
> Total Qs 500
> Total Q pts 581
> Total Mult 225
>
> Total score 130725
>
> EM55bd, multi-op (one operator and assistance)
>
> If it wasn't for the opening, the contest would have obviously been a
> bust.
>
> Steve, N4JQQ
>
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