Hi John,
I understand where you're coming from, but I think the penalty for losing
the Q and possibly the mult, is enough.
It would be hard to draw a distinction between someone who uses SCP vs.
someone with a telegraphic memory, so if the complaint is the use of a
repository of information, what difference does it make if someone screwed
up because their head gave them the wrong info or the computer? Either way,
the real violation is failure to copy the info.
73, kelly
ve4xt
----- Original Message -----
From: "John W" <xnewyorka@hotmail.com>
To: <CQ-Contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 11:32 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Unassisted vs. Assisted vs. Self-Assisted
> Hi all,
>
> I recently received the report of the errors in my CW Sweepstakes log.
While
> I made only a handful of copying errors, there were a large number of
people
> who "copied" my check as "66", when in fact I was sending "77". I was
using
> a club call sign which had been used in a previous year, at which time the
> check "66" had been used.
>
> This causes me to suspect that those people who "copied" 66 instead of 77
> were using their software (or a previous log) instead of their ears to
> obtain my exchange.
>
> A few years back, I operated Sweepstakes as a guest op somewhere else, and
> used my host station's call, but I sent my own check instead of his. The
> same thing happened - dozens of people "copied" 63 for my check, when I
had
> actually sent 77.
>
> I know it reduces THEIR score and not my own, so maybe I shouldn't be
miffed
> about this. HOWEVER, I have the following complaints:
>
> 1) As far as I'm concerned, these contacts were not valid, because the
> person didn't copy what I sent.
> 2) This practice seems to defeat the intent of the contest, which is an
> exchange of INFORMATION, not merely an exchange of a callsign and serial
> number (or, worse yet, just an exchange of callsigns like CQWW).
>
> Since I know we'll never put a stop to people using software in this way,
I
> would like to propose we do one of the following:
>
> a) Ops who use any software or other tool (not including their own brain)
> that supplies them with any data that they do not copy off the air shall
be
> required to enter in an ASSISTED category (since, alas, they are truly
being
> assisted, right?!)
>
> -or-
>
> b) Create a new "Self-Assisted" category between Unassisted and Assisted,
> thus resulting in the following three categories:
>
> Unassisted - meaning all exchanges and callsigns were copied entirely
off
> the air with no assistance, databases, written lists, etc., and no packet
or
> internet spotting was used to locate any stations or for any other reason
>
> 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.
>
> Assisted - No limitations on use of spotting, callsign or exchange
> databases, etc.
>
> Let the debate begin....
>
>
>
> John
> WA2GO
> Certified old school contester
>
>
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