[CQ-Contest] Additional Penalty

[David Gilbert]

It seems to me that the additional penalty serves two purposes:

1.  It penalizes guessing the report, since it's faster to guess than it 
is to be accurate.

2.  It is a deterrent to padding your log with fake callsigns that are 
close to what you hear on the band.  The only other option would be to 
delete uniques from you score.

Dave   AB7E


On 4/12/2016 8:11 PM, Radio K0HB wrote:
> In a contest you accumulate a score by contacting other stations, correctly
> copy their callsign and generally some other bit(s) of information, and
> accurately transcribe that exchange to your log.
>
> Having correctly copied and logged the required elements, you are credited
> point(s) and perhaps a "mult".
>
> If you incorrectly copy the exchange, or finger-fault the log entry, then
> you are not credited the point(s) or mult.
>
> Without overly belaboring the obvious, your success as a contester is
> directly proportional how fast and accurately you can fill your log with
> "good" exchanges. Lower accuracy = lower score.
>
> So what useful purpose is served by the retribution imposed in the practice
> of reducing the score further with an "additional penalty"?
>
> Do basketball players suffer an additional score reduction if they miss a
> shot? Are points (already scored) deducted from a baseball team if a batter
> fails to get on base? Does a bowler forfeit points earned in the first
> frame if they throw a gutter ball in the eighth frame?
>
> Just wondering.
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