[CCF] [TOEC] Q on SAC rules "ENN ###"

[Kim Östman]

Hi,
 
There are at least two schools of thought on this in serial number
contests. 
 
The approach of SAC (that I suppose has been in place for 
a long time) is the one also used in WPX, the biggest contest 
of this type, whereas Russian DX Contest gives penalties also 
for mistakes of the other station. Both approaches have their 
pros and cons, depending on whom one asks.
 
73
Kim
 

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From: Mats Strandberg [mailto:sm6lrr at gmail.com] 
Sent: 13. syyskuuta 2011 20:58
To: Kim Östman
Cc: ccf at contesting.com; toec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TOEC] [CCF] Q on SAC rules "ENN ###"


Hello Kim!

Thanks for adding the FAQ to the rules section.

Both answers were clear and there is no confusion anymore about what causes
a penalty.

For this year, it is just to play according to the rules.... 

HIGH speed, make sure to copy the other station's call, RST and serial
number, and take a micronap when you send your 599 ### to the other station.
If your speed was too high, there is a chance that the other station will
ask for your call or serial number again. If no questions, don´t worry - he
might have got your call, the report and the serial number ok - or not...
For you, it does not matter, because no penalties as long as "you are in the
log".

My only question is... how many letters of my callsign must the opposite
station have copied correctly for me "to be in the log"?  A few missed
letters obviously does not matter, as long has he is in my log correctly.

This can not be a proper way to check contest logs in the 21st century, when
automatic cross-checking of all QSOs is quite possible...

73 de RA/SM6LRR, Mats






2011/9/13 Kim Östman <kim.ostman at abo.fi>


Hi,

I've added a brief "Frequently Asked Questions" part after
the official rules at http://www.sactest.net, covering this
and another question that was received. I'm copying the
text also here below and hoping that it clarifies the matter.

73
Kim OH6KZP
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q: Do special prefixes such as OZ700 or OH25 count as their own multipliers
for non-Scandinavians?

A: No. The example prefixes count as OZ7 and OH2.


Q: How is a log penalized in the logchecking process?

A: You lose all points (and the multiplier, if applicable) from a specific
QSO by miscopying the other station's callsign ("Busted"), RST, or serial
number ("Exchange error"), or by not being in the log of the other station
("Not in log"). However, any multiplier lost in this manner is compensated
if there is a later correct QSO that gives the same multiplier. You do not
lose points for a copying mistake (call/RST/nr) made by the other station.
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-----Original Message-----
From: ccf-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:ccf-bounces at contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Ilkka Korpela
Sent: 12. syyskuuta 2011 20:14
To: ccf at contesting.com; toec at contesting.com; oh6kzp at sral.fi
Subject: [CCF] Q on SAC rules "ENN ###"


Hello all

  I have been wondering about the strategy concerning my SAC operating.

  Namely, one thing always to consider is your TX speed, and how to abb-
  reviate the numbers, to make communication faster.

  Now, if you do it OH8PF-style (a concept from the 1980s, early 1990s),
  the speed is very fast, extremely fast. This assures high rates.
  This strategy is very good, if you are not sanctioned for errors in
  the other log.

  Now, I expected the rules to say something about the accuracy checking
  and about the way (math) score is reduced by incomplete QSOs. They don't
  seem to. I know that there is SM2EZT's software to check the Qs, but what
  are the (implicit, explicit) logics in it? I.e. the rules on valid QSOs?

  We also have the PU! accuracy trophies. They will be based on relative
(%)
  score reduction. How are Qsos, points and multipliers lost in SM2EZTs
  software?

  Or am I just, as usual, missing a point/web-page somewhere?

  BR ilkka, OH1WZ


--
Ilkka Korpela
http://www.helsinki.fi/~korpela <http://www.helsinki.fi/%7Ekorpela> 

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