As a CD I appreciate the SS pilots. It makes it a lot easier to set up the rounds when the frequencies of the pilot's chosen timer, or vs. versa, is no longer an issue. The Ham radio pilots have rarely caused a problem when trying to separate the pilot and timer. ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 9:28 AM Subject: [RCSE] Another reason not to Fly 2.4 GHz
I am sure this is just one of those things that can happen when New technologies are quickly accepted and infrastructure has just not reacted quickly enough to keep pace. What I am speaking about is the lack of accommodation to Spread Spectrum contestants and their timers at Soaring Competitions. As I am sure you know back in the old 72 MHz days if you wanted to have your own caller timer at a contest you just entered on the same frequency so that you would be available to help each other. This was the method in particular used at the Nats and the Masters. Because of the lack of identification of a unique SS frequency the SS guys are just piled in to the Matrix. This has caused some major headaches at the Nats where contestants have been held up waiting for Timers. My suggestion to those clubs that are having Contests with called flight order is to accept SS entries and either ask for team affiliation or Timer, Helper particulars. I am thinking you could identify SS flight groups as say SS1 SS2 SS3 and use the same 3-4 contetstants as is now offered to 72 MHz contestants. I believe that this will be fairer and help the contest run smoother. Larry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today.
