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[Ria Jairam]

Some of these are my friends so please take no offense.

However these guys are in the Caribbean, where as long as you have stamina
to run and a decent signal you will make high scores.

Ria
N2RJ

On Sat, Mar 11, 2017 at 10:25 AM <w5ov at w5ov.com> wrote:

>
>
> Look at last weekend's results from the ARRL DX SSB:
>
> 8P5A(W2SC)      9015    333     47      9,005,985       NCCC
> ZF2MJ(N6MJ)     9384    306     46.5    8,607,168       SCCC
> TI5W(MØDXR)     8000    329     46      7,896,000       CDXC
> P49Y(AE6Y)      7962    328     42      7,834,608       MLDXCC
> KP2M(N2TK)      6041    304     40      5,508,480       FRC
>
> No assistance or self-spotting anywhere in that bunch.  Most impressive to
> me are the much more "experienced" entries in 4th and 5th place.  Nice
> work running with the 'kids' in the 1st 3 slots Andy and Tony!
>
> Look at those scores - all made without cheating of any kind!
>
> That's how it's done.
>
> Don't cheat.
>
> 73,
>
> Bob W5OV
>
> On Fri, March 10, 2017 10:58 pm, Bill via CQ-Contest wrote:
> > With panadapters, waterfall displays, SO2R, and bandmaps allowed in
> > unassisted it is actually impossible to determine who is using Skimmer
> > technology and who isn't. If you disagree with this, please explain.
> >
> >
> > The real question is how much log checking should a contest entrant
> > expect from a group of volunteer log checkers after paying a $0 entry
> fee?
> >
> >
> > In running and cycling competitive events, lots of entry fee $$$ is paid
> > to get an ankle strap with a timing chip. No serious competitor cuts the
> > course. The split times are available on line by the time you get back to
> > your car. I have spent $250 for a single mountain bike race. And I sure
> > didn't finish in the top 10 or 100 or 500.
> >
> >
> > For their their $0 entry fee should serious unassisted competitors' logs
> > just get a cursory check to make sure the 80M VU2 Q is valid?
> >
> > So many of the posts on this topic are "it's all about me and what I
> > want". The next time you submit a log and don't have to type in a VISA
> > number to enter, you should be thankful. Would YOU volunteer to check
> logs
> > and listen to recorded SO2R audio and get public grief from people that
> > can't even follow the rules?
> >
> > 73, Bill KO7SS on Mt Lemmon in southern Arizona
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