Busted! I made a bunch of Qs on 14.153 but the Robot refused my entry saying
'Non-contest segment'. Darn those SDRs. I must remember that for next year.
Zoya!-Zoya! and good luck in the contest :>)
Al G0XBV
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Grant <dougk1dg@gmail.com>
To: cq-contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 15:07
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Major changes to 2016 Poission d'Avril contest
MAJOR CHANGES COMING TO POISSON D’AVRIL CONTESTNew overlay categories added,
log-checking technology investments, andnew award programThe Poisson d’Avril
Contest, one of the highlights of the radiosportcalendar, will see some major
changes for 2016.Pd’A Headquarters recently installed a
state-of-the-artliquid-nitrogen-cooled server farm and multi-core quantum
computerslocated on a small island off the coast of Maine and a network
ofreal-time SDR receivers scattered around the world with dedicatedfiber-optic
communication links. Software algorithms provided byGoogle and the NSA have
been enhanced to provide the adjudicators withthe tools they need to enforce
the rules.The system is able to track every QSO from every entrant’s log
inreal-time and correlate the data to the on-air signals. The system wastested
during the VK0EK expedition, where it was actually able todetect QSOs before
they happened. The system should provideincontrovertible evidence in most cases
of cheating, thereby avoidingthe inevitable protests, thousands of individual
and class-actionlawsuits, and actual name-calling on the CQ-Contest
reflector.Since a few cheaters may still go undetected by the system, the
Pd’Ais adding new overlay categories to allow entrants to declare
theirtransgressions and save the Committee time in the DQ process.They are:1.
Single-operator Overlays: a. <OVERLAY-CHEATER-EXCESSIVE POWER> b.
<OVERLAY-CHEATER-USED DX CLUSTER AND DID NOT CLAIM> c.
<OVERLAY-CHEATER-USED REMOTE RECEIVERS> d.
<OVERLAY-CHEATER-MULTIOPERATOR> e. <OVERLAY-CHEATER-ADDED QSOS I DID NOT
MAKE> f. <OVERLAY-CHEATER-I’M NOT TELLING WHAT I DID SEE IF YOU CAN
FIND IT>2. Multi-operator Overlays: a. <OVERLAY-CHEATER-LOTS AND
LOTS OF POWER> b. <OVERLAY-CHEATER-RUBBER CLOCKING MULTI SINGLE> c.
<OVERLAY-CHEATER-NON-INTERLOCKED INBAND> d. <OVERLAY-CHEATER-MANY
TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER SITES>According to Pd’A Chairman Doug Grant, K1DG,
“While these newtechnologies and overlay categories should make the
adjudicationeasier for our staff, the scores really don’t matter because I
alwayswin and I’m not cheating. I am too busy to operate this year, but
Isuspect my score from a previous year will be grandfathered in. That’sjust the
way it is. Have a nice day.”In a related action, the Pd’A Committee announced
that it will nolonger be printing and mailing certificates for the event.
“Since mostmajor contest sponsors have adopted the downloadable
certificatemodel, we’ll go along with the trend. But we’re taking it one
stepfurther. We will be auctioning off our leftover inventory of
blankcertificates on eBay so you can print your certificate on genuine
Pd’Acertificate stock, which comes 500 sheets to a roll. Proceeds from thesales
will be donated to the Save Kingman Reef Fund and sponsoring aYouth Team at
WRTC2018 (both competitors under 60 years of age)
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