[CQ-Contest] cqcontest.net

[john at kk9a.com]

So how would you verify that the overlay guys did not use assistance
without putting in the same log checking efforts?

More importantly, what would happen to the cq-contest list if there was no
unassisted category?

John


To:	"'Radio K0HB'" <kzerohb at gmail.com>,	<cq-contest at contesting.com>
Subject:	Re: [CQ-Contest] cqcontest.net
From:	"Randy Thompson K5ZD" <k5zd at charter.net>
Reply-to:	k5zd at charter.net
Date:	Wed, 6 Apr 2016 03:06:13 -0000



The CQWW committee spent 240+ man hours this year trying to identify
single ops
that used spotting without claiming assisted.  The ARRL probably spent 0
hours
on this.  So perhaps that is the solution.  Ignore the cheating and let the
categories grow together organically.



The main motivation for cheating is because the SO category is considered
more
“prestigious”.  If both were combined, that motivation is removed.  We could
create an overlay category for the guys who want to continue in the
traditional
way. They could happily battle it out in a sleep deprived test of traditional
hunting skills.  I find SOA to use all of the SO skills plus some new
ones. The
good ops will still be the good ops.



Randy, K5ZD