The accuracy of a survey depends on four things. First, the size of the sample (not the proportion of the population sampled). Second, the randomness of the sample. Third, the response rate (to be su
Ward, Excellent observation. I believe, before we get carried away, that we need to do some careful analysis and planning. I have no problem with contesters promoting contesting, in fact I do that at
Tom, Failure to stratify the sample probably invalidates the results. Check political polling. Not only random in total, but stratified to include each little area, such as a precinct. Jim -- CQ-Cont
All It has long been my opinion that a good single op unassisted effort will always prevail over an assisted effort THAT OVER EMPHASIZES USE OF PACKET. By that I mean that, for several reasons, not a
Guy, Well said!! If there's an advantage it is very small. Its always been interesting to me that a single op with a multiplier orientation will usually be beat by a single op with a rate orientation
I agree completely with Tom. I saw a couple of the notices last night. In both cases, the party receiving the notice was operating at or above 14348.0. By definition, given the bandwidth of SSB filte
Mike makes an interesting point. For a long time I've thought that there must be a purpose in order for us to take the time to communicate. Shooting the bull, exchanging reports, rigs, weather, etc c
Paul, Heaven forbid that you think I said an operator should not improve himself, but otherwise your response makes my point exactly, i.e., make the contact, break the pileup, beat someone else to th
Pete and Steve, As I have said on this reflector before, top ten lists, etc. are not specified in any contest rules. Competition is defined as local, with awards given, typically, by zone, state of A
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Scott, thanks for at least admitting that geography creates an advantage. Also, I am thankful that you have made a distinction between rules and score reporting. My reading of most contest rules does
How interesting: KQ2M, a guy who enjoys almost all the advantages possible for an ARRL DX Test is complaining because someone else has one he doesn't. East coasters, in general, deflect mention of th
Bob's suggestion below is excellent and, in my opinion, is exactly what the ARRL rules call for. Amazing!! His suggestion points out that the real problem is reporting the results in ways not recogni
Ed, Read the rules. Jim W0UO/5 _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
Thanks Rick for identifying the two issues. Jim W0UO/5 _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/c
As long as we are human, we will compete. The claim by any operator/station that he has won the contest. implying that that was done solely on the basis the he operated the best station and/or was th
Steve makes excellent points. The amateur service is a service of "self training", and contesting is an ideal means to that end. It has always been interesting to me that the rules for most contests
Eric, I assert two things. First, top ten lists, etc are not provided for in the rules. That much is fact. Provision for these kinds of listings exist only in the editorial policy of the sponsoring o
Again, Steve is right on, I've contested from Minnesota, Colorado, and Texas. Colorado and Texas have much more in common than either has with Minnesota. When you see the Aurora past the Zenith, you
The remarks by K0SR and KG5U are accurate and we all need to pay attention. I did some QRP contesting a few years ago and learned that sometimes XIT + .1 or -.1 made the difference between making a Q