Lots of interesting reading on cq-contest about the skimmer concept. I think it is fair to say "one size does not fit all". What is one person's idea of a natural extension of technology will be anot
Tree, Somehow I can just picture your eyes alight in ecstasy over the possibilities of skimmer log checking... It will solve some problems and maybe create new ones. What would prevent someone from g
I am starting to agree with those who think the time has come to send in an audio file (or CD) along with your log. == I disagree that an audio file should be required. I do believe that an audio fil
Simple solution, which I've advocated before. Logs (at least "competitive" logs) should be sent in by 0100Z, one hour after the end of the contest. Exceptions for DXpeditions and others on an individ
OK, as long as you promise not to laugh at how bad my CW is when I send with the paddle at 3:00 AM local... 73, Dick WC1M _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Co
Sounds good, but... There will be endless fights over "exceptions" and "competitive"... And, where's the incentive for a casual operator who just might win, place or show? This might solve one proble
Oh sure. 1 hour. One lousy hour. I pity the poor multi-multi station owner/operators who didn't invest in a network configuration, who kept separate computers for each band/station, who have one hour
For a competitive multi-multi, planning for this is just another task to be worked, just like many other tasks that need to be worked for a successful multi-multi. I'm sure that K3LR would approach t
You're missing my point. I'm sorry, I guess I should have gone on boring everyone with paragraph upon paragraph of excruciating detail. One hour is an exceedingly short and unreasonable time for the
Ron, I'm sorry, but I do not agree. I don't think this is too much to ask for any entrant - never mind the multi-multis. As Steve rightly points out, they would just do what the rules require and not
I don't necessarily think that an hour is too restrictive for the serious players, but I do wonder what evidence we have that cheating is so rampant, so widespread that draconian guilty-until-proven-