[CQ-Contest] Sweepstakes: Should I be penalized forgettingmylicense in 2000?

[Jeff Maass]

Zack:

So, we can disregard specific rules when we want?

It's says "Last two digits of the year first licensed." If you select a number combination
that's easier to send or copy without errors, you are in violation of the rules, and I
would argue should your entry should be placed in the "checklog" pile without fail.

To do otherwise would be to encourage "gaming" the rules. Everyone might pick "73" for a
check.

(I'll be active in Phone SS from the Very Rare section "Southern Netherlands Antilles
(SNA)".

73,  Jeff  K8ND 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Zack Widup
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 6:14 PM
> To: John Geiger
> Cc: Shelby Summerville; CQ-Contest
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Sweepstakes: Should I be penalized 
> forgettingmylicense in 2000?
> 
> 
> The section where you are located is used as a multiplier in 
> calculating your score. 
> 
> The check is not used in calculating your score; it is just a 
> number you need to copy accurately as it was sent.  It 
> doesn't even enter into a category in comparing scores, as 
> the "A", B"", "Q" etc. are. So it is in fact just a number 
> and as far as I'm concerned just needs to be copied 
> accurately. The  only impact it cold have on your score is 
> when you don't copy it correctly.
> 
> Maybe we should change this; in addition to a clean sweep, 
> you could get a mug for copying all years in the check from 
> say 1920 to 2006.  :-)
> 
> 73, Zack W9SZ
> 
> On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, John Geiger wrote:
> 
> > Exactly.  Why not just change the section you send every year.  I 
> > would probably get alot more calls sending NT or NL than OK.
> > 
> > 73s John W5TD
> > 
> > --- Shelby Summerville <k4ww at arrl.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > K0HB wrote; "Check variable from year to year"
> > > 
> > > IMHO, unless the "last two digits of the year you were first 
> > > licensed);" is also "variable",  there is no option in 
> the rules for 
> > > the check to be "variable"?
> > > 
> > > >From the rules: "4.4. Check (the last two digits of
> > > the year you were first
> > > licensed);"
> > > 
> > > C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW
> 
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