[CQ-Contest] Counting uniques

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Something that occurs to me is that the algorithm CT1BOH developed for 
use in ARCluster V6 to pick upbusted calls in RBN output might be 
adapted totest the premise that most uniques are busts.  It delivers a 
numerical probability that a spot is in fact a bust, and if so, of what 
real, non-unique.  Perhaps that could lead to a probabilistic approach 
to deciding which are which. I assume you guys are already running the 
uniques against qrz.com.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 9/7/2015 9:12 AM, John Dorr via CQ-Contest wrote:
> All,
>
> As is often said on this channel, "calm down." No one is advocating that all uniques be removed from logs and be classified as bad calls. Of course there are examples such as Hans' QSO and others.
>
> The point is that in a large contest such as the CQWW, it is very rare to work a station that no one else has worked, thus suggesting that many of the unique QSOs that show up in logs are probably busted calls.
>
> A high ratio of uniques is nothing more than an indicator to a log checker for most contests.
>
> No worries -- your uniqueness is safe! See you in this thread in 2018 when we pick up where we left off this time. :-)
>
> Has anyone done anything interesting this summer to get ready for the fall contest season?
>
> 73, John, K1AR
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 6, 2015, at 7:09 PM, "Radio K0HB" <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I just worked 9K9Z in the AA test to fill a band/mode slot.
>>
>> Hope he doesn't get demoted, as he's the only station I worked in that contest.
>>
>> dit dit
>>
>> de HB
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Ktfrog007--- via CQ-Contest
>> Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2015 4:36 PM
>> To: w1rm at comcast.net ; cq-contest at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Counting uniques
>>
>>
>> I guess that depends how much time the sponsors  have to run them down.  In
>> addition to checking whether Unassisted types  are cheating.  And who has
>> bad signals and should be DQed.  Same for  power cheaters.  And ghost ops.
>> What have I left out?
>>
>> After a while that could become a real 80 hour a  week job.
>>
>> 73,
>> Ken, AB1J
>>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 9/6/2015 15:10:03 GMT Standard Time, w1rm at comcast.net
>> writes:
>>
>> I would  argue that just because the call is unique, doesn't automatically
>> mean it's  broken and warrants further investigation.
>>
>>
>> Pete,  W1RM
>>
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