[CQ-Contest] Big jump in qrz.com lookups after 10m contest

[Luc Moreira]

In my opinion, the coming day when (or If) QSO Contest were logged
online (on the fly over Internet) someone will find a way to check
against a db before the info gets it way to contest sponsor server.
It's a matter of motivation to differ cheating versus just having fun.

So, It's not too late to separate casual Ops from the serious
competitors. Let's just make contest funnier for 98% of the crowd and
fairer to 2% competitors. How it is now, one rule to everyone, neither
sides are satisfied.

73, Luc
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WRTC.2010 Brazilian Team Leader
PY8AZT (also PT7AG, PX8C, ZZ8Z, ZY7C)
LABRE, ARRL, CWJF & Fortaleza DX Group Member


2011/12/16 Mike N1TA <mike at n1ta.com>:
> When it is NOT being used to increase your score, it's not wrong or
> impractical. My comments were meant for someone trying to gain a few
> points by checking the db before submitting.
>
> When done after contest log submission for your general log, it's just
> nifty!
>
> -N1TA
>
>
> Radio K0HB wrote:
>> It is neither wrong nor impractical.
>>
>> I'm one of those who contribute to the "after-contest bump" in QRZ lookups.
>>
>> After each contest I merge my contest log (WriteLog generated) into my
>> overall station log (Logger32).  Since the contest log contains very
>> sparse detail (just the contest exchange), part of the automated merge
>> process is a bridge program which does a "QRZ lookup" to populate my
>> general purpose log with things like name, QTH, grid, etc.
>>
>> None of this information finds its' way into my contest log, since any
>> log I submit has already been acknowledged by the robot before I begin
>> the after-contest-station-record-housekeeping.  (I have the UBNs to
>> prove it!!!)
>>
>> 73, de Hans, K0HB
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Mike N1TA
>>
>> In all seriousness, I agree that looking up callbook data after the
>> contest is wrong. I also think that it is also totally impractical,
>>
>>
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