> - Buried at the end of the 2007 IARU results in the
> March QST is a short listing of the station that
> were disqualified with word the effect that their
> entries were incompatible with their entry category.
>
> If the radio-sporting community is serious about
> controlling or eliminating cheating, wouldn't a more
> effective deterrent be to a) mention in the write-up
> -- where it will be seen and read -- the
> disqualified stations, and b) be explicit as to why
> they were disqualified? "incompatible entries" is
> not explained and therefore has no meaning.
I think this is a good idea, particularly the second
part. Adjudication seems to be a gray area when the
topic of disqualifications arises. The contesting
community and definitely newcomers (myself included)
would benefit from a better understanding of the
process and repercussions. I have to believe that DQ
is an extreme action and that efforts were made to
clear up any potential errors before the results were
published...
Speaking of which, I don't see them under contest
results on the ARRL website. Are they posted anywhere
online yet?
>
> - Add a penalty to the disqualification, if one
> doesn't exist now. There is no incentive for the
> DQ'd station to *not* try again next year.
> Technology being what it is (as evidenced by the
> release of SKIMMER) today and where it's going,
> there is no reason to expect the DQ'd station will
> change his ways (note that one of the DQ'd stations
> was RW3QC, who's CQWW C4M operation last year was
> disqualified).
> A good penalty might be to sit it out -- NO
> participation at ANY level (operating SO, M/S, M/M,
> M/2) next year.
>
> Eric W3DQ
> Washington, DC
That would be good for the contest sponsors, an
alternative would be to require a thorough examination
of any log that the DQed operator is involved in for
some period.
It's worth thanking the folks who have and continue to
develop log checking software. It's a real challenge
and has to be labor intensive. My hat is off to them.
73,
Julius
Julius Fazekas
N2WN
Tennessee Contest Group
TnQP http://www.tnqp.org/
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