Ed, I did it all the time in CQWW 2014. I decided to try "classic as it
should be" category, same time rules as Classic except assistance
allowed. I had my best score in 16 years, and my third best ever,
despite operating less than 24 hours. There are techniques which, if
properly managed, will allow an RBN-assisted competitor to get in and
out of those pileups. I agree that the unassisted op is likely to find a
bigger pileup when assisted ops are allowed, by the time he gets there,
but to me this is more a product of evolution as applied to amateur
radio contestingthan anything to be bewailed.
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 1/17/2016 5:07 PM, Ed Sawyer wrote:
Pete, N4ZR stated
"With all, as they say, due respect, assisted operation with the RBN
requires different skills, but if you have figured it out you should be
into and out of that pileup before it has the chance to mushroom."
Pete, With all due respect, you need to get out more buddy. Try coming on
CQ WW CW as a mildly rare mult for the first time on a new band. And tell
me that you are getting into and out of that pileup before it has a chance
to mushroom.
The firehouse goes both ways with RBN. As a mildly rare mult who is loud
from Vermont in ARRL DX, I can tell you that unless you have a stack of
monobanders and full power, you would not be getting in and out of the
pileup on me before it mushrooms when I first come on 20, 15, or 10 on
Saturday.
73
Ed N1UR
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