A couple of thoughts:
During the contest, did anybody care what category CR3L was planning to enter?
Would anybody have done anything differently during the contest had they known
CR3L was going to be M/M rather than M/2?
In another year or two there won't be all that much difference between M/2 and
M/M, as ten meters goes away and it is a two band contest during the daylight
hours, with perhaps six "band change" multipliers between the two running
stations. This is especially true on SSB, where 160 and to some extent 75 are
not great sources of QSOs. I recall operating at PJ2T in CQWW CW in 2008 (M/2),
when we had something like 35 QSOs total on 10 meters.
What on earth is at stake here? There are no financial rewards for winning a
category. There may be a slight difference in WRTC qualifying points, though
one is not going to qualify for WRTC without a lot of very good single operator
scores. Does it make one feel good if they won M/M, knowing that at least two
other stations did better than they did, with the handicap of being on only two
band at a time?
73 - Jim K8MR
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Clarke <ku8e@bellsouth.net>
To: cq-contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Tue, Dec 8, 2015 2:24 pm
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Category hopping
Maarten PD2R -
Maybe you didn't understand my comment? You are taking my words out of context.
I never suggested that CR3L cheated or should be DQ'ed like others have. I only
stated what they did by category hopping is unethical. Period.
I also didn't call them cheaters like UT5UGR. I only suggested that they not
sit back and purposely not defend their actions by ignoring this discussion
much like Dimitry did last year.
The bottom line is category hopping isn't an accepted contesting practice. If
doing this is part of your contesting strategy then maybe you shouldn't post
your score on 3830 or wait until after the log deadline so you don't face any
scrutiny. With the cheating that's been going on recently you will.
Jeff KU8E
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