[Moon-net] More on QSO

[Russ K2TXB]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: on4dpx Kenny [mailto:on4dpx at skynet.be] 

> Hello Russ
>  
> I have a few questions for you:
>  
> K2TXB wrote: ''Personally I do not believe that such assisted 
> contest classes are good for our hobby or for EME. ''
>  
> I agree with you fully. Then why ARRL does not take out 
> Assisted class from its EME Contest as RSGB, as other Ham 
> Radio unions which will shortly be doing, and as other EME 
> Contest Organizers have done? What stops them?
> Lobbying pwr's of certain person / people? 

Well I am not the person to ask.  But I suppose it is because a lot of
people have asked for that class.  At one time the ARRL asked for everyone's
opinion as to what should be done to improve VHF & up contests.  Assisted
class was one of the ideas put forth.  I guess lots of people thought it was
a good idea...

 
> Also, could you please provide answers to the following:

I saw that you asked someone else the same questions, but I don't see how
anyone could answer you with any degree of certainty.  You could take a poll
if you want, but we all know how reliable polls are...


> Also,
> K2TXB wrote: ''However I think today everyone has his own 
> expectations as to what QSO means and it is almost 
> meaningless for us to try to define it.''
> 
>  
> Question: the operating guide EME Conference 2002 has decided 
> upon, and has been in place for many years before 2002, is 
> meaningless? And each one has to define it himself?

Not what I said.  The problem is one of terminology.  What I call a contact
you call a QSO.  The official definition of QSO is not the same as the
definition of a contact.  So the rules you quote, for me are the rules for a
contact, not a QSO.  When there are so many different ideas of "what is a
QSO" floating around then it makes more sense to state the rules for a valid
contact and leave the word QSO out of the discussion.

But if we can agree that a QSO is the same thing as a contact, then we also
agree on what the rules are.

73, Russ K2TXB