[CQ-Contest] Re: Public reporting of UBN data

[Hans Brakob]

Dear I4JMY,

You write:

On Mon, 16 Mar 98 18:28:49 +0000 i4jmy at migate.n8it.AMPR.ORG writes:
>    
>  I think the most of partecipants not only will continue to enter
>  the CQWW contest if UBN/NIL are of public domain, but they will do 
>  it with confidence, appreciating the "benefits".  

What benefit do *you* derive from seeing *my* UBN report?  It is a
wonderful tool to me to see my report, but of what use would *you*
use my UBN report?

>  Why K0HB wants to keep UBN files "hidden" is obscure to me. 

Because the report is useful only to me.  At "almost age 60", I still
can learn from my mistakes, and am happy to do so, but I am also vain
enough to not wish to have my "stupid mistakes" publicly displayed
when they would not be instructive to any other operator anyway.

Now you, and another prominent contester, suggest my attitude raises
"questions".  I assume those would be "questions" about my honesty?
I have participated in CQWW for many years, perhaps even worked you
many times.  Because of my location and station, I am not ever 
likely to be "competitive", so I have never submitted a log.  I
*would* however, if I knew I would get a private "critique" in the
form of a UBN report.  

>  Someone feel himself became so good and tricky and dosen't want to
>  loose his advantage ?  Why to be afraid, then. This guy will have an
>  empty UBN file (or nearly empty) and consequently no one will learn
>  anything by it !

I am not "good" and I am not "tricky", so my UBN file may be very
full.  What would *you* learn from *my* long UBN file?  Other than
being nosey, what use is that to you?  So you can point and say,
"look, Hans has a low score and many busted calls"?  

>  73,
>  Mauri I4JMY, one of IR4T

While on the subject, perhaps IR4T will video tape all output meters
while saying "59 400" for duration of contest and publicly post that
video?

73, de Hans, K0HB



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