[CQ-Contest] Automation = lost essential skills

[Randy Thompson K5ZD]

Interesting example, but not equivalent.

7O2A really was in zone 37 so he was sending the correct info.  People just
chose not to copy it.

The DJ is sending you something that is not right. This should prompt you to
ask for clarification or confirmation.

>From the CQ WW rules FAQ http://www.cqww.com/rules_faq.htm

Q: I work a station and they do not know their CQ zone or they give me a
serial number, what should I put in the log?

A: Log the zone based on their location.


You are welcome to disagree or use your own interpretation, but that's how
the CQWW log checking works.

Randy, K5ZD

> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Cqtestk4xs at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 2:22 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Automation = lost essential skills
> 
> When a "Sunday driver" guy calls me in the contest from DJ and  sends me
> 5901 instead of 5914, that clearly is wrong.  You're saying that I
> should log it as 5901 and not make the correction?
> 
> K4XS
> 
> 
> In a message dated 11/20/2013 2:12:05 P.M. Coordinated Universal Tim,
> k5zd at charter.net writes:
> 
> We had a  very good example of this in CQWW SSB.  7O2A was on the air
> from Socotra Island in Yemen.  He clearly sent zone 37 for every QSO,
> but many operators went with the default zone filled in by their logging
> software (21)...  and lost the multiplier.
> 
> Randy,  K5ZD
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: CQ-Contest  [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf
> > Of  kr2q at optimum.net
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 1:57 AM
> >  To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> > Subject: [CQ-Contest] Automation = lost  essential skills
> >
> > I saw this on the NBC Nightly News today  (Nov 19) and the analogy to
> > contesting immediately became  apparent.
> >
> > Of course, nobody dies using automation to work  DX.
> >
> > As one local in NJ put it, "Search and Pounce" has become  "Pounce."
> >
> > de Doug KR2Q
> >
> >
> >  http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3032619/#53605685
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