[CQ-Contest] Busted calls

[TOMK5RC at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/6/99 1:28:03 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
k8cc at ix.netcom.com writes:

<< I agree 100% with N6TR's position that penalties are required to deter
 "guessing" >>


Agreed, but let's play devil's advocate for a moment. Since technology now 
allows greater log checking accuracy, will not it beget an expanded use of 
data bases to sterilize logs? I merged my last two years worth of logs (about 
9,000 QSO's) and sorted it alphabetically so my wife can answer QSL's for me 
(she's a saint). Viola! A quick scan shows a wealth of information like, 
names, checks and the occasional miscopied data. Since this is all data I 
copied (except for a guest op here and there), why would I not use this 
information to ensure my own copying accuracy in the future? Is it acceptable 
to put this data in a lookup table to use during a contest?

This thread reminds me of getting a speeding ticket. When it happens, we are 
publicly outraged and embarrassed, privately pissed off at ourselves and 
usually looking to rationalize why it happened. Does it keep us from speeding 
in the future or does it cause us to look for more creative ways to keep from 
getting caught?

By the way, I like cute phonetics.

Tom, K5 Really Cute


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>From Ken Widelitz" <widelitz at gte.net  Thu May  6 15:07:24 1999
From: Ken Widelitz" <widelitz at gte.net (Ken Widelitz)
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 07:07:24 -0700
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Apr wpx and busted q
References: <002301be9744$bf2e3780$369d10cf at goodmancpa>
Message-ID: <005d01be97c9$c4c02520$008f0304 at gte.net>


There is a shareware program from Brian Beasley called FONT that allows the
zero with the slash. It is a small program and works great, especially with
CT in the VGA mode.

73, Ken, K6LA (Ken Six Los Angeles)
K6LA at GTEMAIL.NET


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