Dick - I'm confused. I've read many notes here on the reflector, and
heard K3WW's presentation at Dayton showing that "single op
distracted" scores are lower than single-op without packet, most of
the time.
So, how is using packet an unfair advantage? It SHOULD hurt the
scores of the single op, shouldn't it?
As has been said already, if someone's gonna cheat they're gonna
cheat. Whether it is running power, or using packet. Or, having the
host at a guest op station help with equipment problems, or even
relieve the guest op for a little while here and there...
Since a WRTC judge-style setup is not practical, the honor system is
the only way to continue...
73 Barry
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Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@voicenet.com
Newtown, PA FRC alternate: barry@w2up.wells.com
>From rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd) Fri Sep 27 15:44:02 1996
From: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd) (Rich L. Boyd)
Subject: SO v SOA v macho
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91-FP.960927104139.12904B-100000@cap1.capaccess.org>
Hi, Pedro. Yes, I agree. Those are the main differences in the two
categories: spotting band openings and finding mults. There is much
more to good operating than those two things, though they are very
important. And...being able to take in this packet info on band openings
and available mults is an additional operating skill that is not required
of single ops. So, I think it's a tradeoff; some operating skills that
SOs have to use are not required by SOAs and some operating skills that
SOAs have to use are not required by SOs; the two categories are
different. But...there are many good operating skills that both have in
common.
73 - Rich Boyd, KE3Q
>From jholly@hposl02.cup.hp.com (Jim Hollenback) Fri Sep 27 16:10:00 1996
From: jholly@hposl02.cup.hp.com (Jim Hollenback) (Jim Hollenback)
Subject: Multiple-Choice Packet-in-Contests Quiz
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From: jholly@hposl02.cup.hp.com (Jim Hollenback)
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> 4) Change the rules to allow packet spotting for single-operator
> categories. Operator skills should be only important in the Sprint.
> International DX contests should be primarily a measure of location and
> station.
The first sentence sounds like a choice. The next two sentences sound more
like statement of fact.
I vote for #4.
73, Jim, WA6SDM
jholly@cup.hp.com
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