I'm with Ted on the ethics of this sort of "dirty" tricks. I'm
expecting enough confusion this year, when I send "MDC" instead of WV
for the first time, but can see no serious reason not to use a call
history file.
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 10/20/2017 9:59 AM, Ted Bryant wrote:
"... I routinely "update" my exchange from the last contest, just to confound those who use
"pre-loaded" data file crutches ..."
"... I’ve been meaning to change things up anyway, just to keep them on their
toes..."
These practices were part of a discussion at Contest University in Dayton a few
years ago. IIRC, this raised a question of ethics when the purpose was as
stated above.
In any case, be aware that you are setting yourself up for a lot of fill requests from
operators who are "on their toes" to confirm what they're hearing that's at
odds with the call history info.
Ted W4NZ
-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ria
Jairam
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2017 5:14 PM
To: Art Boyars; CQ-Contest Reflector
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] "It's just to save on typing"
I’ve been meaning to change things up anyway, just to keep them on their toes.
73
Ria, N2RJ
On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 4:31 PM Art Boyars <artboyars@gmail.com> wrote:
When I saw the post about Call History Files for SS, and then saw the
post for the site where you can get them, I was tempted to put in some
bogus data -- change CK 60 to CK 69; change name Art to name Ari. But
I'm not quite that cranky. Yet.
73, Art K3KU
On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 12:48 AM, Radio K0HB <kzerohb@gmail.com> wrote:
Where possible, I routinely "update" my exchange from the last
contest, just to confound those who use "pre-loaded" data file crutches.
73, de Hans, K0HB
-----Original Message----- From: Art Boyars
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2017 9:01 PM
To: CQ-Contest Reflector
Subject: [CQ-Contest] "It's just to save on typing"
E-mail chatting with N4ZR, who has relocated from WV to MD. Pete
muses that a lot of people who rely on SCP or Call History (or
whatever it is) "to save on typing" will bust the QSO by logging him as WV.
I can see it now -- a cry for making the data files official;
perhaps prohibiting people from relocating or using a different name.
"All participants must register in the official Call History File.
Your log must contain the data as reported in that File. Scoring
will be in accordance with that File."
Just think of all the typing we'll save!
73, Art K3KU
who hopes you took this in fun (sort of)
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