[CQ-Contest] Public Logs

[Tom Haavisto]

The only other reason I have seen mentioned is that if you closely
look at a log, find someone who is close to your call, you can then
trick him into sending you a QSL card, on the assumption he busted
your call (even though you never worked him).

For this to work, you need to look at logs from stations you need a
QSL cards from and you need to find a call close to yours.

I dunno - seems like a lot of work to me - seems easier to just send
the guy an email and set up a sked and work him for real...  Or just
work a few more contests - you will probably work him with a bit of
persistence.

It almost seems like some folks seem to make up stuff on the fly to
not have their secrets revealed by having other look at their logs.


As for the rest of us, we are more than happy to have our logs made
public, and get the benefit of seeing them used in unexpected ways.
CT1BOH and VE5ZX analyzed all the CQWW logs when they were first made
public, and were able to discern some interesting patterns.
http://www.radiosport.ca/rsrp/documents/2RE%20signatures.pdf

Without public logs, this would not have been possible.

Have a good Christmas, and hope to see you in the next (and many) contests!

Tom - VE3CX



On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 7:14 PM, Art Boyars <art.boyars at verizon.net> wrote:
> >From G4MKP:  "I can't think of a reason why I would object to any of my contest logs being made public. Clearly an emotive subject, why?"
>
> For top tier logs, one sort-of valid reason is that it might reveal your winning operating strategies and knowledge of esoteric band openings.
>
> I'd like not to believe that it's because the extra scrutiny might reveal cheating.
>
> My mind is not devious enough to figure out other reasons.
>
> And I do not know why some people are so strongly against it.
>
> 73, Art K3KU