Often in CQWW someone gives a report that is clearly in error.
For example,, if KL7XXX gives a report of 599002, that in my mind indicates
the operator does not know the rules of CQWW.
I tell KL7XXX that the exchange that must be sent is the CQ Zone and not a
number of stations worked. If the operator replies he does not know their
zone, then I tell them the zone and expect a confirmation as to the correct
zone to be sent.
Another example is when you hear a VE give out a report of 59905, this is not
suspect and you just log it and move off frequency.
However, that VE station then works another station and the exchange is 59906.
Clearly something is wrong and it is incumbent to determine the correct zone.
This is not rocket science and takes a matter of seconds to resolve.
It strains credulity that in all the thousands of QSOs that T2V made, no one
asked T2V if they knew they were sending the wrong zone,. In other words,one
side knew of the error, and the other, through perhaps stupid, did not.
The contest is supposed to be more then just pushing buttons on a computer but
a display of communications skills. The T2V operations was a failure on both
sides of the QSO and that is why it should be worth zero points.
If it does not matter what zone is the correct zone for the country, then why
is the scoring based on the number of different zones actually worked?
If you are going to participate in CQWW and going to give out a few thousand
QSOs, read the simple rules and figure out the exchange. Not a very high
standard, even if we are just amateurs.
From: brian coyne
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 6:12 AM
To: Albert Crespo
Cc: CQ-Contest-REQUEST@CONTESTING.COM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] T2V
That is a bit harsh Albert, a guy should not be penalised by losing a
contact for correctly copying what was sent, especially if he spent 10 minutes
or more waiting in the pile!
Anyway WW CC do not seem to check the zones, have you ever seen a penalty
for wrong zone logged in your UBN?
73 Brian.
--- On Tue, 29/11/11, Albert Crespo <f5vhj@orange.fr> wrote:
From: Albert Crespo <f5vhj@orange.fr>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] T2V
To: "Jorge Diez - CX6VM" <cx6vm.jorge@gmail.com>
Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com
Date: Tuesday, 29 November, 2011, 22:06
Yes, the entire operation of T2V should not count as anything. You
cannot
send an incorrect zone and expect it to be valid. Otherwise, for the
next
contest we should all send zone 34 in our exchange and make everyone
happy.
There is a three letter word for the T2 operation- it starts with l and
end
with d.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jorge Diez - CX6VM
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 6:57 PM
To: 'CQ Contest'
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] RV: Country File errata from CQWW 2011 CW
just hope CQWW CC don´t remove this QSO…
As we must log what they sent and not what it must be…
73,
Jorge
CX6VM/CW5W
De: Jorge Diez - CX6VM [mailto:cx6vm.jorge@gmail.com]
Enviado el: Lunes, 28 de Noviembre de 2011 09:37 p.m.
Para: 'Leonardo Correa'
Asunto: RE: RV: [CQ-Contest] Country File errata from CQWW 2011 CW
>
I listened to a half-dozen T2V Qs after I worked them to make sure I had
not QLF-ed the exchange...it was 32, for sure.
--
Jack, W6NF
Silver Springs, NV
DM09ji
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