[CQ-Contest] Log checking in CQWW

[Toni Lindén]

I'm surprised!

After looking some of CQWW 2007 CW logs, I'm wondering how it is
possible to be that good SO2R guy as some of CQWW logs pointed out.

As an example, let's look one of European Top 10 entries (#5) in
previous CQWW CW. I have to say that 9A1A is real king of SO2R.

Actually it's not enough that we see great SO2R operating, but it's
more like SO3R. That's something I remember CT1BOH said once that SO3R
may be possible some day... From the log you can see that there's
pileup going on on both 40M and 80M, but also in between there's some
Q's made with 3rd radio (many Q's showing frequency of 3500, 7000 in
log meaning radio had no CAT connected like 1st and 2nd radio had).

But hey, because rate is only something like 4 Qs/minute, there's
plenty of time to S&P with B VFOs' of A and B radio with good SO3R
setup. So meanwhile working new mults with 3rd radio, you can actually
S&P with B VFOs' like in example below. Running pileup on 3525 and
7025 and working mults on 80M and S&P some Qs' like DF0HQ on 80M and
N3RS on 40M, not bad!

So I really have to say that I admire operating skills of Emil and
other guys doing the same. I would not be able to do the same no
matter how hard I practice. And if you see same kind of operating in
my SO Unassisted log, you can be quite sure that I've been cheating in
hard way. With only two ears, I just can't figure out how I could
manipulate my brains to work so efficiently with 5 RX at the same
time.

Here's just one example from log:
(Pay attention to frequencies and QSO rate)

3525 CW 2007-11-24 0104 9A1A          599 15     EW8DX   599 16     1
3525 CW 2007-11-24 0104 9A1A          599 15     S53MM   599 15     1
7025 CW 2007-11-24 0104 9A1A          599 15     S57Q      599 15     1
7025 CW 2007-11-24 0104 9A1A          599 15     S52OP    599 15     1
3528 CW 2007-11-24 0105 9A1A          599 15     DF0HQ    599 14     1
3500 CW 2007-11-24 0105 9A1A          599 15     EF8M      599 33     1
7025 CW 2007-11-24 0105 9A1A          599 15     N3RJ       599 05     1
7025 CW 2007-11-24 0106 9A1A          599 15     DJ3WE    599 14     1
3530 CW 2007-11-24 0106 9A1A          599 15     M6T         599 14     1
7025 CW 2007-11-24 0106 9A1A          599 15     AA4V       599 05     1
7025 CW 2007-11-24 0107 9A1A          599 15     EI4HQ      599 14     1
3525 CW 2007-11-24 0107 9A1A          599 15     RV9SV     599 16     1
7001 CW 2007-11-24 0107 9A1A          599 15     N3RS       599 05     1
3525 CW 2007-11-24 0107 9A1A          599 15     OK3R       599 15     1
3525 CW 2007-11-24 0108 9A1A          599 15     HB9CT     599 14     1

Also I'm little surprised of S&P capabilities of some unassisted guys.
But maybe if I could also handle 5 RX simultaneously, I would find
multipliers like some others do, up and down on the bands with quite
nice rates:

14015 CW 2007-11-24 0753 9A1A          599 15     UU7J          599 16     1
14025 CW 2007-11-24 0754 9A1A          599 15     UR7QM         599 16     1
 7040 CW 2007-11-24 0754 9A1A          599 15     3X5A          599 35     1
14017 CW 2007-11-24 0754 9A1A          599 15     9K2HN         599 21     1
14000 CW 2007-11-24 0754 9A1A          599 15     LT1F          599 13     1
 7026 CW 2007-11-24 0755 9A1A          599 15     IS0/K7QB      599 15     1
 7019 CW 2007-11-24 0756 9A1A          599 15     HC8N          599 10     1
14000 CW 2007-11-24 0756 9A1A          599 15     3X5A          599 35     1
 7013 CW 2007-11-24 0757 9A1A          599 15     Z37M          599 15     1
14025 CW 2007-11-24 0758 9A1A          599 15     IR4X          599 15     1
 7052 CW 2007-11-24 0758 9A1A          599 15     YS/K9GY       599 07     1
14025 CW 2007-11-24 0759 9A1A          599 15     UA9CLB        599 17     1
 7072 CW 2007-11-24 0759 9A1A          599 15     TI5N          599 07     1
14042 CW 2007-11-24 0759 9A1A          599 15     C4N           599 20     1
 7032 CW 2007-11-24 0759 9A1A          599 15     LZ9W          599 20     1
14025 CW 2007-11-24 0800 9A1A          599 15     C4I           599 20     1
14025 CW 2007-11-24 0801 9A1A          599 15     RK3QWW        599 16     1
 7038 CW 2007-11-24 0801 9A1A          599 15     5J0A          599 07     1
14025 CW 2007-11-24 0801 9A1A          599 15     B7P           599 24     1
 7006 CW 2007-11-24 0801 9A1A          599 15     T99W          599 15     1
14028 CW 2007-11-24 0802 9A1A          599 15     OH0E          599 15     1
 7051 CW 2007-11-24 0802 9A1A          599 15     OE5CWL/6      599 15     1
14025 CW 2007-11-24 0803 9A1A          599 15     ES5TV         599 15     1

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing personal against Emil, 9A1A. I'm
just using his log as an example on how on earth this kind of efforts
can be listed in top ten listings! I do accept that it may not be
possible to check all logs that carefully, but if even serious entries
are not checked, it makes me very sad when thinking the future of
contesting.


73 de Toni, OH2UA