Mike, I don't do this, so nothing to justify from my part. For entertainment purposes only. :^) I don't think laziness alone explains it. Getting warmer. Let's use the JX case you mentioned. The soft
Would increasing the penalty for busted calls mitigate this problem? The discussion seems to be pointing to experienced operators, those that should know better, engaging in this behavior. For them i
Jose, Parabens, e muito obrigado pelo excelente trabalho, e por disponibiliza-lo. Thank you for the excellent work, and for making it available to us. 73 de Vince, VA3VF In the footsteps of N6TJ's mo
I agree! It's impossible to have a level playing field when the contest is open to participants worldwide. Too many controllable and uncontrollable factors. Then there is human nature, cheaters will
If you want to see how much activity would potentially change by invalidating casual/non-participants QSOs, look at the number of unique callsigns in logs versus submitted logs. I don't have the numb
I agree, it's unreasonable to expect log submission within 24 hours, not only for the reason mentioned, but also to give participants some breathing time after the contest. This way they can review t
Randy, Mark, I somehow missed Marks's message, and any discussion it generated, until today. I'm in the target group of this idea, a small time DXer, operating contests just to chase countries/zones/
Hi Tom, You are right, I have never been involved in post log processing. As for the examples you list, they could be handled by pointing the participant to a web interface for log submission. I can'
Hi Ria, I don't think we're targeting the Honor Roll bound DXer. The guy that chases DX every day of the week. Wakes up in the middle of the night on a week day, to wait for a particular station to b
Hi Dave, Both you and Tom make very valid points regarding small contests. I was focusing on the big ones. I still think that eventually every contest participant, whether the contest is big or small
Hi Jim, I'm not speaking for Randy, obviously. I knew we would eventually get into the assisted/non assisted, maybe LP/HP, and possibly the honesty of participants in claiming one overlay or the othe
Jim, This is where courtesy would be called for. If you are 'running', you are expected to answer every call. The way I see this category working, there would be no advantage in 'running', participan
Wow...this is something. An audio recording of the scrubbed Qs would be interesting to hear. 73 de Vince, VA3VF == A couple of the locals (and many of you, I am sure) found that we are not in the log
I saw this on another list. Nothing on the CQWW Blog. Now I see it here: http://dx-world.net/disqualified-callsigns-cq-ww-ssb-contest/ I find the following line disturbing: 'Reports suggest....' Any
My apologies to the CC. The news item on dx-world did not say that. Once again, my apologies to the CC. 73 de Vince, VA3VF 73, Paul, N8HM _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest ma
Hi Bill and group, Once again, I'm referring to log 'formatting' issues, not rule breaking. I think the way the NAQP system deal with the problem is good. Send the confirmation email with any error d
Hi Stan, opinion. I've been thinking the same thing, but since I'm admittedly not experienced enough in power contesting, I was on the sidelines. I can see the difference in claiming non-assisted ope
Hi Rich, always have been. Single-op is the heart and soul of ham radio and contesting. I cannot imagine it being discarded. enforcement issues will continue to hound us If a participant chooses sing
Dear Contesters, Don't be shy to use the delete key now. :^) There are many different opinions on how to equalize, and regulate, contests. Most of the current difficulties have to do with advances in
Hi Kelly, My message was not clear on what I was commenting. I meant the act of self-spotting, not skimmer. Although skimmer could be considered 'passive' self-spotting, I guess. If you are unassiste