[CQ-Contest] radio-sport.net web site or copy and paste journalism

[Tom W8JI]

It is very difficult for anyone to ever admit they could have done a better 
job.
:-)

QST just published an article telling Hams to measure voltages inside a live 
amplifier with 3100 volts just inches from hands.

Not only did they say that, the voltage measurement place was incorrect so 
the voltage reading was not accurate.

Not only was the voltage measurement place incorrect, the claimed 
improvement contradicts what tube manufacturers tell people to do and can 
actually hurt tube life from filament poisoning and increase splatter from 
amplifiers.

Not only does it tell them to do something unsafe that they should never do, 
and tell them to measure wrong, and tell them to do something against what 
tube manufacturers say,  and that might decrease life and might increase 
splatter, it also tells them to make the change in a way that is totally 
unnecessary. The article reduces voltage by adding a long hunk of wire, but 
there are already 14 voltage taps to use if someone actually reads the 
manual.

So you see Wally, we are not as careful with things we publish as we should 
be, and it is not just one place.

Worse yet once something is published that is wrong, it is almost impossible 
to retract. The usual policy is the author or editor hopes it will all go 
away so they do not look careless or irresponsible, rather than just admit 
they made a mistake and try to undo all damage.

Very few writers take time to actually check what they say, and very few of 
any of us are willing to admit mistakes.

73 Tom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "wally" <wally at el-soft.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 4:40 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] radio-sport.net web site or copy and paste journalism


> Jamie NS3T has now changed the text of his news message presenting the
> situation like I am complaining for something obviously very simple - a
> typing mistake !
>
> What we have been offended by/complained about was not the announcement of 
> CQ
> WW CC, but the comments NS3T has made about LZ9W ( text now removed from 
> the
> site by NS3T ! ) based on the information he obviously has not checked in
> detail, before writing / making any comments.
>
> He should have simply admit that he has not read the results carefully and
> has not checked the facts before writing on the subject.
>
> Otherwise he would very easily have found that LZ9W is placed 3rd place
> Europe in Multi-Multi category in top scores tables.
>
> Good journalism is not just a copy and paste action. Just mu humble 
> opinion.
>
> 73, Wally LZ2CJ
>
>
> ===========================================
>
> http://www.radio-sport.net/cqww_10cw.htm
>
> This guy must be a joke ! :-)
>
> How LZ9W can be moved from Unassisted to Assisted category when since 2002 
> we
> always participated as MULTI-MULTI in all CQ WW contests ?
>
> Journalism can not be just copy and paste action !
>
> 73, Wally LZ2CJ
> on behalf of LZ9W Contest Team
> www.lz9w.com
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