[CQ-Contest] Annoying trend

[Richard DiDonna NN3W]

One interesting observation that I've made is that folks are definately using QRZ.com during the contests to check contacts - either an automatic feature or a backup check.

Before the NAQP, my QRZ.com "hit" counter was a little under 7100 on Friday night.  By Sunday (after the test), it was over 7400.  So, 300 lookups in one day.  Similar "jumps" after Sweeps and other contests...

73 Rich TA/NN3W - back to bed

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker at kenharker.com>
To: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Annoying trend


> On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 09:36:56AM -0500, Richard DiDonna NN3W wrote:
>> Hello from Istambul!
>> 
>> After 13 hours of flying and being sick yesterday, I finally got a chance to look at some contest-related email.  Wow.
>> 
>> I've received not one, not two, not three, but four emails asking me to confirm name and state information from the NAQP.  Obviously what they heard in the contest does not match what they're seeing on qrz.com so they're "confused".  I'll guess that either 1) I'll delete them or 2) tell them the day after the logs are due.
> 
> Why not forward those emails to the contest sponsor for adjudication if/when those logs are submitted?  They are 
> clearly cheating if they submit their logs.  
> 
> As someone who almost never uses his own call sign in a contest (because I am either a guest operator or at a multi-op) 
> I've never been presented with this opportunity, although I hear about it happening more and more frequently.  What would 
> a contest sponsor/log checker do with reports like this?  Would any of them on the list care to comment?
> 
> -- 
> Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
> kenharker at kenharker.com
> http://www.kenharker.com/
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