[CQ-Contest] Sweepstakes -Automatic Fill - 93 or 67

Joe nss at mwt.net
Wed Apr 8 16:52:15 PDT 2009


really,  then I wonder why the number was to be the year you got your 
first ticket, or has that changed too?

K0HB wrote:

> I have on file a letter from "The Desk" which states that the check 
> used need only be consistent for the entire contest weekend, but need 
> not be consistent from weekend to weekend.
>  
> 73, de Hans, K0HB/W7
>  
>
> From: Joe <mailto:nss at mwt.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 5:07 PM
> To: K0HB <mailto:kzerohb at gmail.com>
> Cc: Stan Stockton <mailto:stan at aqity.org> ; cq-contest at contesting.com 
> <mailto:cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Sweepstakes -Automatic Fill - 93 or 67
>
> but then if you are not sending REAL info are you not violating the 
> rules and should be DQ'ed?
>
> K0HB wrote:
>
>>Sweepstakes, with it's lengthy exchange, is a test of "Radioman" skills, not 
>>"Computerman" skills, and consequently is my favorite contest.  Like your 
>>situation, my "check" sometimes changes from one year to the next, as a 
>>means of confounding those who use "auto-fill" software crutches.
>>
>>73, de Hans, K0HB/W7
>>
>>--------------------------------------------------
>>From: "Stan Stockton" <stan at aqity.org>
>>Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 1:02 PM
>>To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
>>Subject: [CQ-Contest] Sweepstakes -Automatic Fill - 93 or 67
>>
>>  
>>
>>>Looking at the log checking reports, I was surprised at the number of
>>>stations who apparently fill in the exchange information from a previous
>>>year's database.
>>>    
>>>
>> 
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