KO7SS said "Maybe the "committee" and the "volunteers" are tired of checking logs. Sure is easy to just have one big category. What did YOU last do to help check the logs?" Have any of us been ASKED
First, we are considered guilty until proven innocent. Thus the requirement to make an audio recording of the whole contest. I find this onerous. Then we are told it's not a big deal, since most of u
The problem with cheating is catching it might be an excellent illustration of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle: the more you try to quantify and control it, the more you just push it around. You
If you don't operate from a station immediately adjacent to the Atlantic basin or in the Caribbean, you're a mere participant, not a real competitor. It's the limitation of the primitive scoring rule
At the risk of belaboring the point, I had a few thoughts when reading the post on this thread, but felt like I wanted to say my piece. My disclaimer is that I've operated many contests over the year
To prevent confusion... There has been no decision or announcement about any changes in the CQ WW Contest rules for 2016. All of the speculation here has been in regards to an editorial that appeared
On 05/17/2016 12:57 PM, Eric Gruff wrote: Here's my point: technical innovations are going to occur, and in just about every case, give those who acquire them and become proficient in them an "assist
Hi Jack, Your definition of unassisted would allow utilizing 2 meter spotting networks which is incompatible with an unassisted category. Other than that, I like the concept. 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT __
<snip> In other words, Unassisted means you use only ham radio; assisted means you may use other forms of communications as well. Jack has summed up the issue nicely. However, the words "Assisted" an
FWIW, I tend to agree in principle with Jack. However, one small addendum... If we follow his general guidelines as outlined below, can we PLEASE come up with a better terminology for the categories
I like this. My concept of "assisted" has always been receiving real-time help external to your station that actually contributes to your directly working a station. Receiving band, frequency and tim
CQWW SSB Top 10 scores all years SOABHP 1 EA8BH 1999 SO HP ALL 25,646,796 10,253 176 692 - N5TJ 2 CN2R 2004 SO HP ALL 20,938,680 8,655 172 668 - W7EJ 3 D4B 2004 SO HP ALL 20,433,438 8,799 172 674 - 4
Hi Dave before merging it, will be good to have N5TJ, CT1BOH, W7EJ, N6KT, W2SC, N6MJ, W2GD, RD3A, N2NT, VE3DZ, and other top contesters doing ASSISTED to compare their score against the unassisted :-
What's your point? Combining SOAB and SOAB(A) has nothing to do with comparing the highest scores in each category. It's about eliminating the possibility of taking even a very small unfair advantage
CQWW SSB Top 10 scores all years <Snip) 9A1UN has given an example of what Mark Twain (possibly) is said to have described as "Lies, damned lies and statistics". This phrase refers to "the persuasiv
Davor, With all respect for your efforts in trying to "prove the case", but your conclusion says absolutely nothing. You pick the raisins of the cake and try to prove that Unassisted is less rewardin
Dave, Are you and everyone else OK with someone having proprietary software creating a robotic operation with perhaps a half dozen rigs that cannot be beaten by a real operator? If the assisted categ
Although I've virtually never operated assisted, I can see one major attraction: In some parts of the world, those of us with modest stations can end up with excruciatingly boring low rates, especial
I got lucky and have the second highest assisted score ever. I ran a single radio and had a poor internet connection which became more of a distraction than assistance. I would be way down the list i
Good day, Martin: It makes sense to keep the separation between single operator and single operator Assisted/Unlimited because many of us believe the skill involved in finding stations to work withou