Why should I submit a log....
Because, by NOT submitting a log, you prevent detection
of errors in the logs of the stations you worked, who,
for example, may have mis-copied your report, and thus
you allow the wrong person to win the contest.
Barry, W5GN.
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From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Doug
Renwick
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 10:12 AM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] The Rise and Fall of Contesting
Many years ago contesting was a competition of an operator and station against
the world. It was all hand logging and using the smarts between one's ears. I
achieved some pretty good results both at home and on dxpeditions (8P6B, J7D,
ZF1MM, /VP2V, etc. Essentially I proved to myself that I could compete with
the best. And contesting was a good way to increase my country/band count.
There were less ways of cheating.
Technology has in a way ruined contesting. Today there are many more different
ways to enhance a score using the available technology.
Technology has become a crutch.
Consider the time wasted in trying to adjust the rules to cover all the
different categories and all the different technologies. Contesting is bogged
down with rules and regulations.
Today if I decide to operate in a contest fully or just part time, I usually
don't submit a log. Sometimes I am asked to submit a check log. I don't have
to prove anything to myself. Why should I submit a log with all the rules
mumbo jumbo and all the many more ways to cheat. I operate just for the fun of
operating. And yes I use some of the new technologies like computer logging.
It's no longer an operator contest, but has become a technology contest.
Doug
Generation of idiots - smart phones and dumb people.
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