[CQ-Contest] Getscores, 3830, and cherrypicking

[David Robbins K1TTT]

Who is going to man the phone lines so that dxpeditions without internet
access can make the long distance satellite phone call to accept the
declaration?  What happens if you can't get through, you can't win anything?
What about the casual guy who just happens to win an odd category and
doesn't know that half way through??  Heck I won a certificate once for 10m
single band... I don't think I made any contacts the first day of the
contest, so how could I have expected to be in the running??


David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Richard DiDonna NN3W
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 18:25
> To: CQ-Contest at Contesting.COM
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Getscores, 3830, and cherrypicking
> 
> There's been a lot of discussion recently about electronic logging,
> contest reporting, and live scoring, etc.  Clearly amateur radio
> contesting has advanced to a point where it is reaching a realm of the
> electronic unknown.
> 
> As has been joked about quite often, there is concern that 3830, while
> being the de facto claimed scores board for most all major (and minor
> contests), has unfortunately become a menu board for entry category
> selection.
> 
> In light of this I'd propose the following:
> 
> For MAJOR contests (we're talking the big 8 or 10 (ARRL DX, Sweeps, CQWW,
> WPX, IARU, RDXC, etc.)), if you believe that you are going to be in a
> COMPETITIVE class of operation (that is you believe that you're shooting
> for a plaque or a top country billing) you MUST report to the contest
> sponsor no later than the MIDPOINT in the contest your entry class.  So,
> if you're operating SOABHP and want to win that plaque, the CQWW awards
> committee had better hear about it by 0000z on the second day of the
> contest.
> 
> 
> I advocate this point as it does allow for internal decisions about
> operating.  Thus, if you're operating SOABHP and decide that conditions on
> the high bands really stink but your 40 meter score was pretty damned
> good, you can claim that class - but no later than the midpoint of the
> contest.  Once declared though, that is your contesting class.  No more
> looking at 3830 and deciding, "Wow, I could have won SOABHP(A) if I looked
> at packet for one milisecond.  Maybe I'll change my entry to Assisted."
> 
> Obviously for those who are casual entrants who aren't looking to take
> home wood, their score and class should be taken as reported.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> 73 Rich NN3W
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