[CQ-Contest] Congrats to Russian DX Contest cracking down cheating

[Igor Booklan]

Ken,

Thanks for helping in explanation with proper English words.

73s, Harry RA3AUU

11.02.2011, в 7:45, Ken Widelitz написал(а):

> Actually, these new rules make a lot of sense. The requirements are
> minimally intrusive. Much less so than a referee in the shack.
>
> What serious competitor doesn't use computer logging? What serious
> competitor doesn't have the computer tracking frequency so as to  
> switch
> filters and antennas?
>
> Given the reverse beacon network, a station claiming to be running  
> low/QRP
> power can be tracked almost continuously throughout the contest. Given
> antenna, transmission line and elevation information, a model can be  
> created
> so the low/QRP power station can be compared to relatively nearby  
> other
> stations. If one station's signal is received consistently better at  
> various
> RBNs, adjusting for what the model predicts, that is a strong  
> indication
> that they may not actually be running low/QRP power.
>
> It is a strong deterrent to claiming low/QRP power when QRO.
>
> 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT
>
>
>
>
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