[CQ-Contest] 3 QSO penalty

[Tree]

K3BU writes:

> I think it is time to adapt and bring some sanity into this "penalty" 
> stuff.

So - I suppose that makes the people who support this concept (of which 
there seem to a majority) are insane?  

I think any rational person can see that this battle has been fought over 
and over and the status quo isn't going to change because of a few people
who are fired up about it.

One of the *really neat* things about the penalty (once you stop trying to
fight it) is that it really gives a big incentive to work on your logging
accuracy.  The payoffs are huge.  Almost all of the big time contesters I
know emphasize accuracy and use it as a competitive weapon.

If your accuracy isn't as good as it can be - there are very simple things
you can do to improve your score.  Take a few extra seconds to make sure the
callsign is right - or that the guy is really working you.  If there is no
penalty, the incentive isn't as large.  

And besides - it really wouldn't have been cool if K6CIW had raised his
hand and said: "I just haved a hunch of noney in my bar insurance".

Sorry about those NILs.  They do happen and sometimes through no fault of
your own.  Most of the contesters I know realize that this is just part of
the price of doing business - and being sure that the process will find
people who are being sloppy about verifying the QSO - and penalizing them
to the point of not being competitive.

Tree N6TR