[CQ-Contest] SS observations ( kinda long)

[Mark Beckwith]

Chuck, KI9A, said:

>change the SS rules to help cure the Sunday doldrums.
[snip]
>Make multiple Q's with same station.
[snip]
>maybe a slight tweak in the
>rules is in order?
[snip]
>Let the flames begin!

I don't think this change would be a "slight tweak."  Changing SS like this
would be a major change and I don't agree that it is warranted.  2 reasons:

1. I think making major changes in contest rules is usually a bad idea.

2. SS is fine the way it is as far as I am concerned.

Mark, N5OT


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>From K0HB H. Brakob" <HHBrakob at msn.com  Mon Nov  5 16:29:43 2001
From: K0HB H. Brakob" <HHBrakob at msn.com (K0HB H. Brakob)
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 16:29:43 -0000
Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQWW Logging Question
References: <B03AD86813B2D211840A00805FC7BD4CEA64A7 at mail.kajak.fi>
Message-ID: <007e01c16617$168ced20$45311fcc at bigguy>


>From our rules:

"(c) One or more indicators may be included with the call sign. Each
indicator must be separated from the call sign by the slant mark (/)
or by any suitable word that denotes the slant mark. If an indicator
is self-assigned, it must be included before, after, or both before
and after, the call sign. No self-assigned indicator may conflict with
any other indicator specified by the FCC Rules or with any prefix
assigned to another country. "

As you can see from the above, here we can use almost anything
as a prefix or suffix (or both) to our call sign.  For example, it
would be
perfectly legal for me to sign "HALFBAKED/K0HB/HAM" on the air.

Since it seems that other countries also have liberal rules in this
regard,
it is unreasonable for a logging program to be required to find the
"real"
call sign in all that gobbledygook.  Therefor I only log the minimal
required
info, such as the callsign and indicator of portable operation in a
different
country.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Heino Jukka" <jukka.heino at mail.kajak.fi>
To: "'K0HB H. Brakob'" <HHBrakob at msn.com>; <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 6:18 AM
Subject: VS: [CQ-Contest] CQWW Logging Question


>
> Eh - you don't log OH8OB/808? It is legal here!
> Jim OH8OB
>
> -----Alkuperäinen viesti-----
> Lähettäjä: K0HB H. Brakob [mailto:HHBrakob at email.msn.com]
> Lähetetty: 2. marraskuuta 2001 16:47
> Vastaanottaja: CQ-Contest at contesting.com
> Aihe: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW Logging Question
>
>
>
> None of the "self imposed" suffixes/prefixes make it into
> my log.  If it's not imposed by regulations, I don't log it.
>
> Hans
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Reisert" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
> To: <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 11:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW Logging Question
>
>
> >
> > I disagree with this.  You should log the callsign as it's heard
on
> the
> > air.  If you hear "HB0 stroke DL7ALM stroke portable" then you
> should enter
> > HB0/DL7AlM/P in your log.   Similarly if you hear "W1JR QRP" then
> log
> > "W1JR/QRP".
> >
> > The logging software should be smart enough to ignore parts of the
> callsign
> > that do not affect its country status, in determining the
> multiplier.
> >
> > The log checking software should be lenient enough to recognize
that
> > W1JR/QRP and W1JR are the same station, and to not penalize a
> station for
> > logging the extra designation (or not).
> >
> > The bottom line, log what the other station sends.  He may want a
> QSL in
> > return that has that designation, for example, he's trying to work
> DXCC all
> > mobile or QRP.  Nowadays when we print QSL labels instead of
> hand-writing
> > the information, the special designator will get lost otherwise.
Or
> will
> > appear forged if hand-written onto the printed label after the
fact.
> >
> > 73 - Jim AD1C
> >
> > At 04:17 AM 11/2/2001 +0000, GERALD A TREAS wrote:
> > >First, I only log those type of portable references that are
> important to
> > >the
> > >contest, for scoring or multiplier.  /QRP does not, so I do not
log
> > >it.  The
> > >same with /p, or /m, those are a waste of time and won't affect
> scoring,
> > >except in detrimental ways, like in your case.
> >
> > --
> > Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
> > USA +978-251-9933, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.com
> >
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