[CQ-Contest] The Rise and Fall of Contesting

[w5gn at mxg.com]

Why should I submit a log....

Because, by NOT submitting a log, you prevent detection 
of errors in the logs of the stations you worked, who, 
for example, may have mis-copied your report, and thus 
you allow the wrong person to win the contest.

Barry, W5GN.

-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Doug Renwick
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 10:12 AM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] The Rise and Fall of Contesting

Many years ago contesting was a competition of an operator and station against the world.  It was all hand logging and using the smarts between one's ears.  I achieved some pretty good results both at home and on dxpeditions (8P6B, J7D, ZF1MM, /VP2V, etc.  Essentially I proved to myself that I could compete with the best.  And contesting was a good way to increase my country/band count.  There were less ways of cheating.

Technology has in a way ruined contesting.  Today there are many more different ways to enhance a score using the available technology.
Technology has become a crutch.

Consider the time wasted in trying to adjust the rules to cover all the different categories and all the different technologies.  Contesting is bogged down with rules and regulations.

Today if I decide to operate in a contest fully or just part time, I usually don't submit a log.  Sometimes I am asked to submit a check log.  I don't have to prove anything to myself.  Why should I submit a log with all the rules mumbo jumbo and all the many more ways to cheat.  I operate just for the fun of operating.  And yes I use some of the new technologies like computer logging.

It's no longer an operator contest, but has become a technology contest.

Doug    

Generation of idiots - smart phones and dumb people. 



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