[CQ-Contest] Technology against cheating?

[Bob Naumann]

Hans,

In your example, there's nothing ethically wrong.

There have been cases, however, where a competitive entrant in the Single Op
*Unassisted* category has found that he did not win, saw that there were no
significant entries in the assisted class, and changed his category to
Single Op *Assisted* in order to win that category instead.

While it's legal, is such a thing ethical? I think not. 

He did not operate assisted, but there are no restrictions on claiming
assisted when you are not. Perhaps it's a subtle thing, but it calls into
question the entrants' ethics and motivations.

73,

Bob W5OV



-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of kzerohb at gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 8:25 PM
To: Jorge Diez - CX6VM; cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Technology against cheating?

If your operation meets the requirements of the claimed category, why would 
you NOT chose to enter the category most advantageous to you?

For example, if I find that I've had a really super weekend on 40 meters, 
but lousy results on other bands, what is ethically wrong with submitting as

a single band entrant?

73, de Hans, K0HB/K7
"Just a boy and his radio"

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jorge Diez - CX6VM
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 6:42 AM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Technology against cheating?

Hi Rich,

great about that, sorry I didn´t noticed it when you post it. But really
this is a big problem.

73,
Jorge
CX6VM/CW5W

-----Mensaje original-----
De: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] En nombre de Richard DiDonna NN3W
Enviado el: Martes, 22 de Marzo de 2011 11:05 p.m.
Para: Jorge Diez - CX6VM; cq-contest at contesting.com
Asunto: Re: [CQ-Contest] Technology against cheating?

Hah.  I proposed this a couple years ago.  Got lots of derision for even
suggesting it.

73 Rich NN3W

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jorge Diez - CX6VM" <cx6vm.jorge at adinet.com.uy>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Technology against cheating?


I think will be very good if you declare the category you will choose for a
contest, BEFORE the contest start.
I don´t know if in a website of the Contest Organizer or somewhere else.
It´s very common stations that "change" the submitted category after reading
other scores in 3830 website.

There´s may thinks that are out of control, I don´t know if RDXC
improvements will detect stations QRP and LOW POWER that are using more than
the claimed power. Also stations using more than the legal limit power are
very common.

73,
Jorge
CX6VM/CW5W


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