You can't look at the MM3AWD entry in a vacuum. His bootlegging of MM0LID was happening in the recent past, not the distant past. It ended only days before CQWW SSB. In addition, he entered in the QR
Scott; WOW. You expect the worldwide contesters at large to do something for you? Need I remind everyone you used a self-assigned AKA 'illegal' callsign for years? (MM0LID) Now, you haven't followed
Author: Jim Stahl via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2018 16:28:08 -0500
Rereading the rules, by reference to another section, the audio recording requirement applies to all single operator non-assisted categories, including single band entries of all power levels. The on
I completely agree. Time to dump this rule.. I dont ever expect to be top 20, let alone top 5. So I dont record. But I work hard, hoping for maybe #37 or #40. The some enchanted weekend the moon and
That does seem to be inconsistent; perhaps a revision to the rules might be in order? That being said, I was pleasantly surprised heading in to CQWW to see just how easy it was to set up the ability
Not necessarily. Presumably they are checking for assisted vs. non-assisted, since audio recordings are only required in non-assisted entry classes. But just how would a recording tell them whether y
Author: Rudy Bakalov via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 01:41:33 +0000 (UTC)
So if a person is DQ'd, what happens to the next person on the list? In this case Top 5 could not provide a recording and now the former Top 6 becomes Top 5; is he/she expected to provide a recording
For the most part, hams are expected to self-police. This hobby is like that, or at least supposed to be. I don't think your past actions are irrelevant in the least. It establishes the fact that you
I am the lucky guy... My computer is old, my HD is full, and I don't have conditions to record my contest. But, again, I am the lucky guy - some times top-ten but never top-five and never DQ, from 19
It is an unintended consequence of years of reflector bashing about the 'rampant cheating' going on all the time. This is the most common topic of this reflector. Now, the committee has your attentio
I have been using the spectrum display. It works but a lot of the time you still need to fine tune, especially if you're tuning to someone who is splattering a lot. It's very good but not perfect. Mo
Hi Rich, Moreover to your point: an audio recording is not going to distinguish between an operator tuning the bands unassisted, and one who is tuning the bands but knows when to stop (or not stop, a
So now we play the player not the game - Regardless of his alleged indiscretions...did they occur during the contest? Were all of the top 5 asked? Were the next of the top ten asked? If he is dropped
Ok so it seems that this is a punishment for bad behavior. Why this guy and not every power abuser or other bad actor ever? Seems rather narrow minded. I would expect a remote receiver would be a b
I definitely have the opinion that the new generation of radios (SDR) moves into the territory of Assisted very clearly - no matter if calls signs are shown or not. Until this recent development, I w
I support the recording rule. Once set up - its no issue. And my total investment is under $100. It actually is also interesting to hear my performance from a learning and feedback perspective. I bel
I have been using a spectrum scope since the IC756PROIII. Now I use a flex. Its not really that much of a help. Sure, I can see where signals are but its blind. There is no decoding. So I still have
OK, everyone -- at last count that makes 1,000,004 posts on the subject of Scott's recordings and CQ's administrative decision. He choose to put his situation out there and take the risk that comes f
If you log a station without receiving a complete call, it's probable that some form of assistance is at work. On more than one occasion, I've worked you having only heard your call as "WKI", for exa
If I may be permitted... I think in all of the hand-wringing regarding the allegations of past wrong-doing, use or misuse of cluster/RBN spots, capabilities of the newest equipment, etc., etc.... One