But in my example, the SM7XYZ log avoids all public scrutiny, since it is a checklog, and, therefore, not in the public logs. In all facets of life, people get away with a lot more mischief when thei
The only problem is that I forgot to change N1MM to the new bands so everything got logged as 20m! I checked with the contest sponsor and sent the log in as a check log with an explanation of what I
Jeff, Everything in this posting was okay, until you said this: Only a fraction of the cheaters are being caught. Please explain how you have come to this conclusion. 73, Steve, N2IC On 05/05/2015 10
Quit bellyaching. Download and study Dimitry's log yourself. Draw your own conclusions. http://www.cqww.com/publiclogs/2014cw/to7a.log Are his rates believable ? When he works multipliers not on his
The software should be progrmmed to catch this nonsense because the logs of both stations should reflect the transmitting frequency. If theUSA station's log does not reflect the correct transmitting
The entry price for a decent new radio comparable to a very good old one is FAR less than $5K. The TS590SG sells for about $1800. N0AX owns the earlier TS590S and likes it. N2IC has been having some
Now that we all know how the 2014 TO7A log was padded with fake QSOs with stations who didn't send in their logs, the same pattern can probably now be found in the public log for TO7A's "2013 North
In all of this talk about UT5UGR/TO7A, we are overlooking some really phenomenal, legitimate scores and records in the CQWW CW results. Having a personal bias for my favorite category, I will just hi
VIII. DEFINITION OF TERMS 2. QSO alerting assistance The only thing the change does is prohibit single-frequency CW decoders, which provide no competitive advantage and may be needed by ops with hear
Then you would say that using a local CW Skimmer is also okay in the unassisted category because it uses your own antennas and computers and equipment ? That has never been allowed in the CQWW rules.
3) Changing of log after a QSO is completed - I fear this restriction is overkill. To require a recording of the contest but then saying you can't use it to correct a log seems a bit ridiculous. Thi
They aren't and they don't need to be that good. All they have to do is present a list of plausible callsigns that were decoded. Then they can cross check that list against the SCP database and highl
Gee, I know of someone 2000 miles from the Atlantic who won the USA in SOAB, CQWW Phone, 2013. By your definition, Jim, I guess he was just a non-competitor. Maybe he should send the plaque back to P
That map is powerful support for my thesis that the current scoring rules are bad for contesting, because they discourage participation by anyone outside the Atlantic Basin. Look at W6 as compared t
1500 miles. That's really funny, Jim. And has no factual basis, of course. Every contest, my good contesting friends in central Texas, a mere 600 miles east of me, trounce me to Europe on every band.
If they were using 1975-vintage radios, with vacuum tube front ends, I'm not surprised there was no damage. And if there was damage, I wonder if the typical, non-contester, Field Day operator would e
Sadly, for a number of years, the rule was ignored. How do you think a certain Southern California Field Day group made 3500+ QSO's in 1A ? 73, Steve, N2IC Keep in mind the purpose of FD and if you t
Doug, As you say "ostensibly". I was the author of the Phone SS writeups in QST and on the web. While I don't do the log checking, nor do I set ARRL policy, I do feel responsibility for "getting it r
That does not conform with the IARU contest rules. See http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-championship 4.4.2. All stations involved in an HQ operation must be in a single ITU zone. 73, Steve, N2IC On 07/02/
Ah, the unidentified "others" who don't identify themselves. As long as the two antennas are pointed in very different directions, so that the gain in the two directions is very different, there is n