[CQ-Contest] Do I need to operate assisted to figure out the calls?

[Paul Stoetzer]

I was operating assisted, but even so, the cluster often either had
the wrong station or a busted call. I prefer to hear it myself before
logging it. In fact, is it really a good QSO if you never copy the
other station's callsign?

I don't think this is going to change until a major contest sponsor
puts an ID requirement in the rules and DQs a big station for
violating it, but it needs to change.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 3:48 AM, Stewart GM4AFF <stewart at gm4aff.net> wrote:
> Mats, you have pretty much just said word-for-word what I said in my 3830
> post! And I don't think we're alone - I know of 2 others who said this. As
> well as the poor operating style, I wonder how so many people can call a
> station who only ID's every 15 QSOs how they know his call. It made the 12
> hr mixed UNASSISTED section very frustrating. I tuned past many stations who
> didn't ID after 2 or 3 Q's.
> 73
> Stewart
> GM4AFF (GM3F)
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mats Strandberg
> Sent: 29 July 2012 17:43
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Do I need to operate assisted to figure out the calls?
>
> During the IOTA Contest I realized that some stations have become so
> self-assured that everyone checks the cluster, so the need to ID after
> contacts has become useless.
>
> Come on guys, there are still a few operators around the globe who actually
> want to copy the call themselves and not rely on cluster spots.
>
> Amazingly poor behavior from many stations on the band this weekend!
>
> Do I need to work Assisted next time instead of waiting 12-15 QSO before
> someone ID?
>
> I work acceptably high rates myself but ID at least every second or third
> QSO even if the pile is huge. If just one station was calling the last time,
> I ID after each QSO.
>
> Time to teach some of the newbies how to do it - as well as re-teach old
> guns how we used to do it before the appearance of the cluster?
>
> 73 de RM2D (ex. RA/SM6LRR), Mats
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