exchanges correctly.<< ...and pray that other people log YOU correctly, don't delete you from their log (M/S "timing thing"), they don't press wrong key or computer doesn't wipe bunch of QSOs or you
data entry person part time to post the results on the web site? << No need for that, all the information is in the computer already when they are setting it to print in the magazine, just PDF or XL
about stuff all the time.<< There are those who like to go for walk, there are those who like to run and there are those who go to Olympics to measure their skills, ability, bring some glory to their
-- -- I am signing under this phrase, it is hard to say better. And shorter, too. Period. End of story. << Finally someone opened my eyes: "it is not important to win (in competition), it is importan
In a message dated 7/6/2005 5:09:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ua9cdc@r66.ru writes: Great news Tree, I am prepared to wait even 10 years. IMHO TRlog is the best contest logger ever and only you can c
OH2BH offered a bottle of Madeira wine to anyone who worked him at CT3BZ on six (five?) bands in a contest? << Isn't that "soliciting QSOs by non contest means"? Yuri ________________________________
Howdy serious contesters. With the proliferation of HQ station multipliers I am just wondering about the "wiseness" of the idea. Let me elaborate. HQ stations count as multipliers, so there is a big
"Dream Radio One" and will be unveiling it at this years Dayton, supposedly next to the Icom booth. I have done a search on "Dream Radio One's" web site, and see no mention of the prototype, just a v
located in a marshy area of my yard. << If your 4-square is on good ground - marshy area and has clear shot it should rule on DX low angle stuff. 40 m band appreciates the low angle at band openings
logs in the public domain, why be so secretive?<< I will second the motion!!! It will be interesting to check few things and quite a deterrent to cheaters. We could also do our own detective work and
to a software problem, a 10 minute time slot is gone due too software bug. ..... I´m sorry for the 30 Q´s that went out in the bit jungle, 30 poor souls lost a multiplier and I lost some
Last year I was SOSB 20 m in CQ WW SSB and CW. Alex EY8CQ was on 40 SOSB in CW. I called him and he has you in the log as: QSO: 7000 CW 2004-11-27 1236 EY8CQ 599 17 K3BU 599 5<< No problem here, I ha
guessing whenever there is uncertainty. Consider the following options: 0 QSO penalty: If in doubt, it is _always_ to your advantage to guess at a callsign or exchange element. If you get it wrong, y
version of 3 QSO penalty...<< The "ham radio logic" :-) How you figured that one? What's the formula? 1 ticket = 3 QSOs? variety of factors, but my inspection of my UBN reports gives no reason to que
Yuri is twisting logic himself when he can't see that a penalty in a contest isn't dissimilar to a financial penalty for speeding. By his logic, a speeding ticket would not hurt, you'd simply have to
Delete the QSO .... that is not what you were pushing for a few years ago: On 6-Sep-2000 K3BU said: http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2000-09/msg00052.html -- Speaking statistical
Just to add a little more fueal into the fire:-) Those are the -N in CQ WW SSB on 40m by K3BU 35 -N OM7M(3204) 107 -N ED3SSB(1184) 163 -N CE3BFZ(1730) 198 -N RK0AXX(2616) 233 -N T94FC(395) 253 -N SZ1
Did you read the thread? http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2000-09/msg00035.html It and several of the related ones that kicked the thread off were all about the 'penalty thing'.
Rules exist both to help ensure that one does not profit from improper conduct and to promote proper conduct by penalizing someone found breaking the rules. In your scheme of only losing the dinged Q
also no record of a QSO with a callsign even close to yours that the other station busted. How would it be different if you were actually attempting to gain credit for QSOs you didn't make? Well, it