[CQ-Contest] ARRL and Open Logs - Time for the next step?

[Tom Haavisto]

By bringing up NASCAR, I was not trying to have everyone use the same
radios/antennas/compete on a level playing field.  That is what the
WRTC is for.
Rather, I wanted to point out that there is no "secret stuff" in the
cars.  To a large extent, everything is out in the open.

That is what open logs do - see what your competitor did, and
hopefully it helps you improve.  He can do the same with your logs.
As we have also seen, open logs also lead to new and interesting
possibilities that no one could forsee prior to this happening.
Consider the 2RE paper that was created using last years logs.  This
could help the SO2R operator do a better job by focusing his efforts
on 2 radio events...  Prior to this paper being published, I don't
think anyone could have forseen this, or perhaps the top operators
already knew this, and kept it quiet.  Who knows what other
interesting things can be gleaned through additional analysis.

With contesting, one cannot "buy" their way into the winners circle.
One needs to earn their way in - through hard work and lots of chair
time.  Open logs do not change that in the least.  Open logs are just
one more source of information.  It is the decisions the operator
makes minute to minute for the duration of the contest the determine
the winner.

Tom - VE3CX




>
>
> >  By playing nice, we ALL win.  I see
> > open logs as just one more way of playing nice, and everyone wins -
> > even those who give up their "secret sauce".
>
>
> The best secret sauce is to get on the air, and operate a lot. Become
> a better operator. Compete against and beat your last year's score.
> Spend less time looking at computer screens except for logging, and
> more time operating. You'll find yourself moving on up the charts.
>
> --------------------------------------------
>
> On a related note, even if the station callsign is munged, someone can
> ID the operator by comparing logs without a whole lot of problem.
>
> Just match up two callsigns from two logs, and you've ID'd  the Ops
> logs right there.
>
> So really, there are only two choices, completely open logs, or
> private logs.
>
> -73 de Mike N3LI -
>
>
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