On Fri, 2004-05-21 at 11:32, John W wrote:
> Self-Assisted - meaning no packet or internet spotting was used to locate
> any stations or for any other reason, but software or other aids may be used
> to provide a list of valid callsigns (super-check partial, etc.), previously
> known exchanges, etc.
>
> Let the debate begin....
<grin>
Does it make a difference if the information in the database was
previously copied by you personally, or was obtained from others?
(My super-check-partial database is created strictly from my own logs;
every call in there I've copied myself off the air. Likewise with any
exchange data.)
I would suggest the appropriate penalty is just what you've observed
these people have already suffered. If you rely too much on databases
and not enough on your ears, you *will* lose points because people
*will* change their exchange from contest to contest.
Ironically, "unstable-from-contest-to-contest" exchanges seem more
common in NAQP and Sprint where the high rates would put a premium on
being able to rely on the databases! (which makes these contests an
even better measure of the ability of the operators)
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com
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