EI5DI: " a good option might be to spot them with a suitable comment - for
example "severe clicks". "
That is a great idea! One of the challenges after the contest is that no one
can remember which stations were causing problems on what bands/frequencies at
what times. Without these reports, it can waste hours wading through SDR
recordings. Even once found, it is not always easy to evaluate signal width
due to limitations of the recording system. But, at least we would have better
records of who and how often and that could present a compelling case for
action.
Randy K5ZD
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From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+k5zd=outlook.com@contesting.com> On Behalf
Of Paul O'Kane
Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2020 6:18 PM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Excessive Bandwidth
For as long as contest sponsors refuse to define "excessive bandwidth", they
give themselves plenty of wriggle room (the do-nothing option) when presented
with reports of key clicks or splatter.
I confirmed this for myself five years ago - and it seems that nothing has
changed in the meantime.
http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2015-04/msg00108.html
http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2015-04/msg00116.html
We need to call out offenders in real-time - while they're still on the air,
and when anyone interested can listen for themselves. It seems to me that a
good option might be to spot them with a suitable comment - for example "severe
clicks". This gives a permanent, searchable record of the allegations - to be
compared with whatever associated wideband recordings some sponsors claim to
have. I suggest there is no good reason, these days, for recordings not to
have sufficient resolution for this purpose.
73,
Paul EI5DI
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