[CQ-Contest] Contest Cheating

[Doug Renwick]

It's not a competitive advantage ... It's all about acting stupid and
sending that mindless 59 over and over and ....

Doug

"Those Island days are always on my mind,
Someday I'm going to leave it all behind."

-----Original Message-----


In my mind it is cheating only if a competitive  advantage is gained,
and I 
don't buy the idea that one was gained by not saying  "fie-nie" before
every 
qso number.  

If 4O3A (or anybody else) says  "kilo eight mike radio one three seven
zero", 
K8MR might not be expecting the  qso number so quickly, and have to ask
for a 
repeat.

If he says "kilo  eight mike radio number one three seven zero" he
hasn't 
gained any time saying  "number" instead of "fie-nie".

The estimate of a second saved on each qso  turning into 3000 seconds
(50 
minutes) of useful operating time is bogus. Most  of those qsos are not
in 
maximum possible rate situations, and the potentially  saved second is
just going to 
turn into another second between qsos.  



Meanwhile, coming up in just under three weeks is the Michigan  QSO
Party, 
where the sponsor (the Mad River Radio Club) has picked the wise  course
of not 
requiring a meaningless signal report to be exchanged or  logged.  Just
a qso 
number and QTH.  Real contest information for real  men!  

Saturday April 19, 1600z to 0400z April 20.  Full scoop  at   
http://www.miqp.org

I'll be out mobile, hope to see lots  of you then.


73  -  Jim   K8MR