[CQ-Contest] Nasty Cheerleading in favor of R36F

[Julius Fazekas]

Why not just use voice scramblers? ;o)

Seriously, all the WRTC stations I heard and worked were operating, they were making QSOs. I didn't hear anyone send "GL *insert name here*" or anything similar. Yes, I could tell if the Phone op was from say NA versus EU, but didn't hear anyone identifying themselves or acknowledging they knew another operator.

It sounded like they were working their collective asses off to me, no funny business.

As to who was posting what on the reflector, it's nice NOT to have a connection in the shack to the web... ;o)

Congrats to the WRTC Hosts and WRTC players!

Julius Fazekas
N2WN

Tennessee Contest Group
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Tennessee QSO Party
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--- On Sun, 7/11/10, Doug Smith <dougw9wi at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Doug Smith <dougw9wi at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Nasty Cheerleading in favor of R36F
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Date: Sunday, July 11, 2010, 5:59 PM
> Barry wrote:
> > That's why it should be a CW-only contest - to
> maintain anonymity of the 
> > participants.  Otherwise, it's just another
> DA0HQ-like fiasco.
> 
> OK, *way* outside-the-box suggestion for WRTC-2014:
> 
> Each team is required to provide the WRTC sponsors .wav
> recordings of one or both team members reading the letters,
> digits, a CQ message with an 
> assigned WRTC callsign, their transmitted report, and "73
> mycall".
> 
> These recordings will be put on a CD (or thumb drive) and
> put in the envelope with the associated callsign.  The
> envelopes will be distributed at 
> random to the station judges (as is current practice) and
> the recordings loaded shortly before the contest.
> 
> Microphones will not be allowed at the WRTC stations. 
> All phone transmissions must use the recordings.
> 
> So you may hear R36O calling "CQ Contest" with W9WI's
> voice, but for all you know it could be the JA or South
> American or UK team operating.
> 
> ---------------------------
> 
> It is up to the assembled masses to decide whether this is
> a serious suggestion.  (not even I am sure)
> 
> ---------------------------
> 
> I have to say, at least on 20m CW I was (pleasantly)
> surprised how similar the signals of the various competitors
> were.  The organizers did a very 
> good job of matching stations.
> 
> -- 
> 
> Doug Smith W9WI
> Pleasant View, TN  EM66
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