CQ-Contest
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW - considerations on the truths that are revealed

To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW - considerations on the truths that are revealed
From: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 22:17:30 -0400
List-post: <cq-contest@contesting.com">mailto:cq-contest@contesting.com>
I remember some years ago that a KP4## set a world record QRP on 160 WW with his claim of a miracle "double bazooka" dipole a 60 feet! Now nearby NP4A running QRO with a dipole at 200' ABG on 160 was nearly equal in signal here on ground wave. The KP4## was a complete fraud but the world record still stands and the CQ Contest Committee did nothing about this. So I guess the selective prosecution of handing out DQ's is what bothers many. In the case of KP4## there was a preponderance of evidence for a DQ but none occurred. Ground wave signal strength measurements are very conclusive. And comparing a station honestly running full power (NP4A) and the cheating KP4## claiming to run 4.7 watts on 160 producing equal signals is not scientifically possible.

My point is the scatter shot approach to issuing DQ's only prevent an good fair effort by a station not knowing when the heavy hand of the Committee will drop on them. So they may be restrained from participation leaving the well healed establishment big guns from any fear of DQ's to run the tables consistently.


Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ




On 2/21/2017 7:51 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
It is common knowledge that there is a cultural desire to win at any costs and to bend or break the rules in other parts of the country.

Don't operate the contest if you think it is managed poorly.

W0MU


On 2/21/2017 1:24 PM, Alessandro Gromme wrote:
Slowly the truth about the dubious management of what until now was
considered the contest of the year coming out, bringing to light a
"dubious" managemnet, not to call it "terribly unfair", by those who should
ensure compliance with the rules, but which, it seems, the rules breaks
first.

It’s curious to find that several stations in recent years have been
disqualified with ridiculous accusations, often were stations with an
excellent result, for other charges that can be defined almost absurd.

Often self-spotting appears to be a weapon in the hands of a  to the
incorrect and dictatorial committee to remove from the final rank the
stations thinking that the station accused cannot prove to be innocent but, even when the station produces concrete and irrefutable evidence of their innocence, nothing changes if not fall all in the silence, to not respond
to emails and still confirm the disqualification.

Now this is the procedure adopted by this Committee as the previous ones,
is almost an unwritten rule that are handed down from management to
management ... and this happens only in the CQWW !!

Try to seek with a filter in the CQ WW database and see what he tells us?


*CQWW SSB – United States (disqualified)*

2014 - N3IQ

1997 - KC6ETY/2

1986 - K3TUP

1980 - W6PU

*Amazing !!! … in 37 years only 4 stations USA disqualified from thecontest
!!!*

I do not doubt there are really good operators .. but really only 4
stations in 37 years have broken the rules, even slightly?

mmmmm !!!!



*CQWW CW - United States (disqualified)*

2015 - N0FW/8

2015 - W2YC

1995 - K1NG

1988 - N2GZL

1987 - WD5COV/0

1985 - AG2S

1983 - W2REH

1980 - W3RJ



*Here definitely better right ?? ... I would say this ridiculous ... only 8
stations disqualified in the last 37 years.*

Not returning to the speech of the evidence or allegations that have
disqualified ALWAYS foreign stations, often with a brazenness that justify
himself behind ridiculous accusations, I wonder if this attention to
disqualifications is impartial.

I have been disqualified for 3 spot "doubts" of which I have given proof of
being innocent (evidence, not words) ... in 37 years you want to tell me
that no US station received 3 of dubious spot ?

I do not want to create a diplomatic crisis between nations but if you want
to make the champions of fairness we must with the same fairness and
honesty to admit that this is suspect.
_______________________________________________
CQ-Contest mailing list
CQ-Contest@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest

_______________________________________________
CQ-Contest mailing list
CQ-Contest@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest

_______________________________________________
CQ-Contest mailing list
CQ-Contest@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>