[CQ-Contest] Top Ten scores & 3830 postings?

[Robert Naumann]

Bill,

I’m just using your comments to stress how important it is for logs to be
submitted to the contest sponsor even if you don't want to compete for
anything.

If you don't want to compete, please submit your log as a check log so your
log data can be used to confirm the qsos you made. It makes the log checking
process more accurate if more logs are submitted.

I always submit my logs as a real entry whether I make 2 qsos or 2,000.

73,

Bob W5OV


-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Parry
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 2:04 PM
To: n2ic at arrl.net; 'CQ Contest'
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Top Ten scores & 3830 postings?

Steve,

I have noticed the same thing.  I always enter my score into 3830, even if I
don't enter my score in the contest. Contests are fun for me regardless of
my final place in the standings. Sometimes I change my entry from low power
to high power in the contest or decide to check the cluster. I still enter
my score in 3830 in the closest type of classification that is available. 

I suppose that if I assumed that everyone was a cheater, then I might be
leery about letting folks know my score. They might use that information to
modify their logs. I guess that I am just not of that mind set. When the
contest is over, I immediately upload the contest into my logging program,
send the file to LOTW and send the info to 3830. I may or may not send the
entry in to the contest sponsor, if I do it goes in within the day. I have
already had all the fun.

Maybe we should remove 5% of the score from logs for each week past the
contest until deadline! ;-)
 

Bill W5VX


-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Steve London
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 8:37 AM
To: CQ Contest
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Top Ten scores & 3830 postings?

DL8MBS wrote:

> I wouldn´t go so far to raise bad thoughts against someone not posting 
> to an unofficial body like 3830 - as interesting it is.
> A claimed scores list at the sponsor´s site after deadline, open logs 
> and the percentage of subtracted points in the final scores list can 
> help for enough disinfection - and this by the really relevant body of 
> each contest - its sponsor.

In the past, the CQWW site has posted only received logs and their category,
not 
claimed scores. The claimed scores posted by the ARRL are taken from the 
CLAIMED-SCORE line of the Cabrillo file. That may be accurate, or not. At 
WRTC-2006, I found it interesting that the log adjudicators were able to
create 
a "real" claimed score for each competitor within minutes of the end of the 
contest using the submitted QSO's in the Cabrillo log.

73,
Steve, N2IC
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