I promised myself I was DONE with this thread....having stated my views already, but it continues to stir:....see below: de K5MM: de K5MM: It is ABSOLUTELY OK to tape record a contest and play it bac
I have to agree with Dale on this issue. I'm never concerned about being in the top ten for anything 'cuz I just want to have fun so my comments are disposable. However, saying that, it seems to me t
Dale, I am really upset to see you think that striving for accuracy is unrealistic and that we should be allowed to massage our logs after the contest. You think my view of post contest log massaging
Hi Dale and all, Enjoying the discussion! Here is another observation I have come up with over the years: There is NO SUCH THING AS A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD, EQUAL, FAIR or other such lofty sounding thi
What was the ORIGINAL intent of Contesting???? CD Parties, SS and others.....I have always been brought up that this was an EXERCISE to test and improve the ability you could exchange information COR
blah, blah, blah, blah.... Geeze, come on guys, amateur radio is a hobby...I am beginning to think there are too may A types on the reflector. If you think we casual contesters are going to tape reco
What can be inferred from all this discussion is that the contest sponsor dictates what kind of "log-massaging" can be done in the time between the "end" of the contest and the posting deadline by th
Well I understood the point of both my good friends Dale and Jim, but this subject as well as the majority of subjects that extend too long on the list have the same funny ending. When two ideas are
If accuracy is of paramount importance then design the contest to require it. A simple hashing algorythm of past Q's or the last zip or the the last grid square.....passed as a token and justified at
I am not talking about committing suicide or going Postal when I see these posts about post contest log massaging....I am only trying to remind everyone that contests are about a finite time period o
I promised myself I was DONE with this thread....having stated my views already, but it continues to stir:....see below: de K5MM: de K5MM: It is ABSOLUTELY OK to tape record a contest and play it bac
Hi Dale and all, Enjoying the discussion! Here is another observation I have come up with over the years: There is NO SUCH THING AS A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD, EQUAL, FAIR or other such lofty sounding thi
blah, blah, blah, blah.... Geeze, come on guys, amateur radio is a hobby...I am beginning to think there are too may A types on the reflector. If you think we casual contesters are going to tape reco
What can be inferred from all this discussion is that the contest sponsor dictates what kind of "log-massaging" can be done in the time between the "end" of the contest and the posting deadline by th
Well I understood the point of both my good friends Dale and Jim, but this subject as well as the majority of subjects that extend too long on the list have the same funny ending. When two ideas are
If accuracy is of paramount importance then design the contest to require it. A simple hashing algorythm of past Q's or the last zip or the the last grid square.....passed as a token and justified at