Larry said:
>> For that matter, why should an activity that involves only yourself not
>> be acceptable? In other words, why can't you record the contest
>> operation and use your recording, after the contest is over, to
>> check the accuracy of your log? You are not creating new QSOs,
>> only corrrecting ones that have already been made.
Hans answered:
> Grooming your log without the pressure of making the next QSO seems to me
> outside the spirit of the competition. Sitting back with a coffee or a
> brew
> and leisurely "stepping through" each Q, maybe backing up and replaying a
> couple of times to make sure you heard an "I" instead of an "E", is not
> "checking the accuracy". It is replaying the contest to correct errors
> that
> you made in the heat of battle.
There are "open book tests" and "closed book tests" and I imagine most
people think radio contests should be "closed book tests." I certainly
would not value a high score as much if I knew all my competitors could just
look up the answers.
But that's just me, another boy and his radio.
Mark, N5OT
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