To understand why the self-spotting issue was raised, we need to back up a bit. In CW contests, RBN and private skimmers will automatically pick you up and spot you on the cluster networks, courtesy
In the FL QP it is not a rules violation. In CQWW it is: IX 4. Self-spotting or asking to be spotted is not permitted. Ria N2RJ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list
Power rules are a sticky one. They do give a clear advantage. Enforcement is another matter entirely. You're basically depending on someone to rat out the cheaters or observers have to be stationed a
IME, spotting is a function of how wide your social network is, and also luck of the draw. I am talking about manual spotting, not RBN. I found that the more people I know and am in regular contact w
Oh it's not really a difference. It's like asking someone for their resignation versus firing them. Same thing happens - the person is gone. The only difference is one looks better on paper for futur
That is exactly what I am saying. It has the same effect in the same contest - the participant is removed from the running. It does not have the same effect in future endeavors - a DQ will disqualify
People are reading too much into this. It was the same effect (in this contest) as a DQ, just without the harsher penalties. It's similar to the red/yellow card system that was implemented. In a wide
I wondered that myself. Either they would be doing SO2V or they have a massive cavity filter. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://
Wouldn't it be better performance wise since you don't have to worry about a combiner? I believe the only downside is that you'd need 3 feedlines which cost more. Ria, N2RJ __________________________
Many of us don't sound like 100W even when we use 100W. Or rather, we don't sound like 100 watts and a piece of wire. So it's difficult to assume. Cluster inspired peaks - it could just be people "gi
One reason that cluster clickers could just enter erroneous callsigns are the ops who just keep calling QRZ instead of giving their call. They're encouraging people to use often busted cluster data b
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Not really missing the point, tyvm. When people don't ID, the (busted) cluster spot is what goes in the log because there is no chance of the caller hearing the actual callsign when the cqing station
Why do you want him to release his log? I thought the idea was to keep the methods of finding cheaters secret? Ria N2RJ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Cont
I don't really see the logic in this. I thought the idea was to keep how the contest committee is finding cheaters private? Ria N2RJ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing
It's a continuous audio recording of what you hear in your headphones, in each channel. It includes tuning. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesti
That would imply that NAQP entrants have exclusive use of the bands during NAQP which is not the case. I am not competing for anything in NAQP, stew or any other contest if I work a few contacts and
I don't even need special software. I use a flex radio and that is pretty much how I tune. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lis
It's for SO2R and SO2V setups. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
At this point why even separate single or multi op, even multi single can have two stations? After all people cheat with additional operators in single op categories (contest committee some years ago