A friend who asks to remain anonymous suggests the following -- one CW Skimmer operator on each continent should dedicate his or her receiver for the 24 hours of the Russian DX contest to monitoring
That would work. It's a good idea, and can be refined in the light of experience. Another option for major events, combined with the requirement for logging exact frequencies, might be to require ser
<<I would describe recordings, whether of a whole band or from individual stations, as technology which inherently inhibits cheating, in contrast to some other technologies which facilitate Great ide
No it wouldn't. You mostly-CW guys are forgetting that the RDXC is a multi-mode contest - CW and SSB. 73, Steve, N2IC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contes
if people would be HONEST WE WOULD not have to be bothered by all this,,skimmers,,internet, cheaters, SPOTS,,,,,bahhhhhh humbug. Guess we have lost that as a society, ever watch how many people never
There used to be a thing called "rule of law." Some places and some countries still have it. It was pointed out to me that in the recent disaster in Japan, there was virtually NO looting. Would that
I am confused. Technology assists and is not cheating unless used incorrectly. Packet, DX spots, skimmers are not illegal but are not to be used by single ops. Log checking software along with human
Ahhh, but do you notice how many people DO stop at a stop sign? Of course not. The human brain is wired to notice exceptions, not the commonplace. Then, of course, we apply the exception as if it is
This is really over board - As opposed to most competitions, in Radio Contesting, we rely on the Insurance adage of "utmost good faith" We do get disappointed when that is not displayed but we need
Most definitely so. Try finding a small airplane in the sky on a perfectly clear day ... your mind literally fills in the all the visual space with what it assumes is there. More to the point, I thin
That's all well and good for you personally, but that's an irrelevant position in general. Clearly there has been some significant cheating at high levels of ham radio contesting. While that doesn't
That's one opinion - others differ. If no one ever cheated, there would be no need to submit logs - results would be based solely on claimed scores. The trouble with written logs is that discrepancie
Hi David, There are several options the least of which is too make standards - I believe that all contests should have all logs in inside the first week and that paper logs should not be accepted.
I think will be very good if you declare the category you will choose for a contest, BEFORE the contest start. I donīt know if in a website of the Contest Organizer or somewhere else. Itīs very commo
I think the real problem with enforcement is being able to have proof that would stand up to a legal challenge. Years ago I was an ARRL OO. They used to put the calls of people who got some number of
Not the audio recording stuff again. What's next... 48 hour 360 degree video recordings? And with all due respect... The thought occurs to me that, while some form of cheating or other dishonesty has
This is a little bit like saying the referee for a football game or the umpire for baseball needs to meet a legal standard before making a call. (Although maybe instant replay is worse than that!) Th
But suppose I decide to enter single op unassisted. During the contest, a local friend tells me where to find a new multiplier. Don't I then have to change to assisted? Or just not send in a log then
Hah. I proposed this a couple years ago. Got lots of derision for even suggesting it. 73 Rich NN3W I think will be very good if you declare the category you will choose for a contest, BEFORE the cont
it seems that what you get is a piece of paper, now a download able computer file, or a plaque get rid of the plaques, and everyone gets a piece of paper (jpg file), if plaques are necessary include