[Moon] ARRL Contest????

[Lars Pettersson]

IS THIS really true?

How is this possible that W7GJ and W5UN with the help of you know who (K1JT) have changed the rules for the ARRL EME contest.

Once up on a time this was the number 1 contest for us EME´rs, but now it's destroyed.

I thought that W5UN and W7GJ with their big antennas and long time skill would not count as newcomers??????????????????????

 

WHY?

Isn't fantastic that one man alone managed to destroy this fantastic part of the hobby?

By just creating a software that needs to have internet connection to work proper and not to forget the database on hard disk. 

 

 

What is the challenge ?  In my point of view.

I can only speak for my self but when you manage to work a weaki on  CW EME  where it can take maybe all between  from first call to 60 min before getting the calling stations callsign, or maybe i have to give up because he is to weak, well maybe i catch him next time. that's what i call an effort, and i will feel satisfied.

 

Is there any satisfaction sitting there and type the QSO information on the Computer and on to a logger? I thought that we are radio amateurs, not CPU amateurs 

 

Is there a solution?

No i don't think so as long as there are to many cheaters around, the newcomers learn by them.

The best way is to continue hammering the key, participate in the contest and sending protest logs, with the text participated but due to rules not sending any scores. Or more drastically not participate.

 

 

73 de Lars SM4IVE

CW is King 

the ONLY way of EME
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