[Elecraft] For you Anti-Scopes

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> For exactly the same reasons that we recognise running, 
> cycling, horse riding and motor racing as completely 
> separate events.

 ... and radiosport has CW, RTTY and phone contests.  Everybody 
understands the difference.  

The question is why the CW snobs insist that everyone must 
use low compression, flat head, four cylinder engines and 
not allow multiple valve, fuel injected and/or turbo charged 
technology.  

Every other form of computer assistance - SCP, computer and/or 
memory keyers, band maps, computer logging, history databases - 
is all fair game.  30 years ago those were all functions of a 
second operator but now they're no longer "assistance."  There 
should be no difference with CW copying technology as long as 
it is located within the station's own boundaries. 

Technology moves forward - else we would all be using spark 
("Thor's transmitter").

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV 
 



> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ian 
> White GM3SEK
> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 3:11 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] For you Anti-Scopes
> 
> 
> Brian Alsop wrote:
> >
> >Why don't we encourage the use of new technology rather than 
> trying to
> >still hold the Olympics in the nude with sticks and stones as the 
> >technology?
> >
> 
> For exactly the same reasons that we recognise running, 
> cycling, horse 
> riding and motor racing as completely separate events. In 
> sport, nobody 
> has the slightest difficulty understanding why.
> 
> What's different about amateur radio?
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> 73 from Ian GM3SEK
> http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek
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