[CQ-Contest] Contest Cheating

Sandy Taylor ve4xt at mts.net
Mon Mar 31 18:39:43 EDT 2008


So Jim,

What you're saying is that because there's no advantage to be gained, those
champions of Worthless Causes arguing for dropping 59 should just shut up
and follow the rules.

Excellent point. You made it better than anyone.

73, Kelly
Ve4xt




-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jimk8mr at aol.com
Sent: March-31-08 12:13 PM
To: ku8e at bellsouth.net; cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Contest Cheating

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  




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