[CQ-Contest] Re: Four things to look for in CQ WW ?

Barry w2up at mindspring.com
Tue Oct 23 02:22:04 EDT 2001


Not true if using 2 radios. Also not true if using a 2 rcvr radio. Prior 
to going full SO2R, I used to tune for mults with VFO B with my 
FT1000D in Dual mode, in between CQs.
Back to the drawing board...
Barry

On 21 Oct 01, k7qq at juno.com wrote:

> 
> 
> It really shouldn't be that difficult to find cheaters with cabrillo logs
>  , The freq of the tx is given for those who use computer control.  These
> are the ones that are able to select a pkt spot and go imedately to that
> freq then return to orriginal freq.  The S& P guy will have these mults
> show up as he tunes up or down the band.  
> 
> Quack  aka K7QQ
> 
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2001 09:09:19 +0200 Jan.E.Holm at telia.se writes:
> > 
> > > 
> > > Saturday 20th October 2001
> > > 
> > > Hello all
> > Comments to your points:
> > 
> > 1. Not 100% true. A good SOSB op will be able to snag mults
> >    coming up pritty quick, sometimes faster then cluster
> >    spots.
> > 
> > 2. Not true. I can hold my "run" frequency and still work
> >    mults on the same band, I just have to be quiet on run
> >    frequency a few secs now and then. Being a not so rare
> >    SM I will not have big rate runs and that will give me
> >    time to scan the band "almost" at the same time as I 
> >    run stations. Also if I´m a good op I know when to look
> >    for different stations in different areas etc etc.
> > 
> > 3. Not true either. A good SOSB station can indeed have 
> >    "just about" as good multiplier total as "most" M/M´s.
> >    Where do you draw the line? When does my mult count 
> >    get excessive? These are very shady ground.
> > 
> > 4. Also incorrect. As a active ham (dxer/contester) I 
> >    certainly will not make simple misstakes like that.
> > 
> > Bottom line: If you want to nail people for cheeting that
> > is just fine and certainly should be done but these criterias
> > stipulated by GM3WOJ doesn´t hold water at all. If someone
> > is to be DQ´ed it has to be on very good grounds and not
> > on "shady" areas like these.  
> > 
> > 73 Jim SM2EKM 
> > 
> > > 
> > > With the CQ WW contests imminent, the CQ WW Committee
> > > have stated that they intend to find and penalise those stations 
> > who 
> > > use the DXCluster, but enter as Unassisted.  This process is
> > > difficult, and open to a lot of discussion and debate. 
> > > Unfortunately,
> > > several high-profile European SOSB stations seem to have slipped 
> > > through the net, and their callsigns appear again in last year's 
> > > results.
> > > There are 4 characteristics which might help identify these 
> > stations
> > > this year -
> > > 
> > > During the contest -
> > > 1.   they will appear on the frequency of a DXspot within a few
> > > minutes of the spot appearing - the time delay may depend on
> > > the type of spot - a big Multi-Multi may be called after a few
> > > minutes, whereas a rare SOAB, M/S or casual operator mult.
> > > may be called very quickly.
> > > 2.   they will be able to hold their run frequency for long 
> > periods
> > > - even all day in some cases - obviously this requires a good
> > > station and antennas, but they will spending a lot less time
> > > searching/finding/identifying/calling/working mults. than other
> > > stations.
> > > 
> > > After the contest -
> > > 3.  their score will have a mult. total (mainly country mults.) 
> > > which
> > > is 'out of proportion' to the number of QSOs made i.e.
> > > excessively high - possibly higher than big Multi-Multi stations
> > > (who will have been using the DXCluster and passing mults.
> > > between bands)
> > > 4.  their UBN analysis will show a 'normal' UBN percentage,
> > > but a higher than average 'points lost' percentage - for example
> > > BB9BB      -2.00      -8.10
> > > CC9CC     -2.00      -8.30
> > > DD9DD     -2.00    -10.20
> > > EE9EE      -2.00      -8.40
> > > Station DD9DD has been 'pecking' mults. from the DXCluster,
> > > but has worked one or more multipliers where the spotted
> > > callsign was wrong.
> > > 
> > > For each of the above factors there are other possible
> > > explanations, but any station who has 2 or more of the above
> > > is suspect.
> > > 
> > > Why are we so interested in this ? - well, as things stand here
> > > in Europe, you are wasting your time if you enter SOSB on
> > > some of the bands.
> > > 
> > > Some food for thought....
> > > 
> > > 73
> > > Chris     GM3WOJ/GZ7V
> > > www.gm7v.com
> > > 
> > > 
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Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up at mindspring.com
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