[CQ-Contest] CX2DK - NOT DQ

[Kelly Taylor]

The point being missed in Jorge’s message is this: a clean recording is proof of nothing.

It may only prove the operator is adept at arranging affairs so the recording only makes it appear to be a clean operation.

73, kelly, ve4xt 


> On Mar 7, 2017, at 9:47 AM, charlie at thegallos.com wrote:
> 
> <snip>
>> My point is about this rule, and all that will be added in the future.
>> What
>> happen if I recorded the contest and after it, I listen to audio file and
>> is bad, por example a common problem, the connector that comes off very
>> easily from the back of K3 line out, so, not audio file.
> 
> Them's the breaks - fix it so it won't happen
> 
> <snip>
>> If audio fail?  what happened. I will not stop after the first 15 minutes
>> of the contest to start listening form my audio file to see if it´s OK.
>> So
>> I will notice if after the end of the contest
> 
> Again - it is part of the rules, you deal with the rules
> 
> 'Sometimes You Eat the Bear, and Sometimes the Bear Eats You"
> 
> <snip>
> 
> If the Contest committee makes a rule you have to print out the log in
> green ink, you read the rules, and you print in green ink
> 
> I'm not much of a radio contester, but I mentor robotics contesting. 
> Guess what?  After the 1st weekend of matches (we don't compete for
> another few weeks), they made a change to the rules.  it means something
> we spent a lot of time and resources during "build season" dealing with is
> moot.  Other times, changes have helped us.  You adapt and overcome.
> 
> When the committee asks for your audio file one year, and you can't
> provide it, and waves it, it behooves you to make SURE you have it the
> next year.  You KNOW they are asking for it.  Hint - If ruling board say
> "I need X from you" and you don't have it and waves you, you'd better KNOW
> that the next time around, even if they don't suspect anything, they are
> GOING to ask, to make sure you made the changes you needed to ask
> 
> If I tell you that you have to bring a #2 pencil to school every day, and
> the first day, you only bring a pen, I'll loan out a pencil.  Guess what? 
> The next day, I'm going to check to see if you brought a pencil
> 
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