[CQ-Contest] "It's just to save on typing"

[N4ZR]

I'm with Ted on the ethics of this sort of "dirty" tricks.  I'm 
expecting enough confusion this year, when I send "MDC" instead of WV 
for the first time, but can see no serious reason not to use a call 
history file.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 10/20/2017 9:59 AM, Ted Bryant wrote:
> "... I routinely "update" my exchange from the last contest, just to confound those who use "pre-loaded" data file crutches ..."
>
> "... I’ve been meaning to change things up anyway, just to keep them on their toes..."
>
> These practices were part of a discussion at Contest University in Dayton a few years ago.  IIRC, this raised a question of ethics when the purpose was as stated above.
>
> In any case, be aware that you are setting yourself up for a lot of fill requests from operators who are "on their toes" to confirm what they're hearing  that's at odds with the call history info.
>
> Ted W4NZ
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ria Jairam
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2017 5:14 PM
> To: Art Boyars; CQ-Contest Reflector
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] "It's just to save on typing"
>
> I’ve been meaning to change things up anyway, just to keep them on their toes.
>
> 73
> Ria, N2RJ
> On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 4:31 PM Art Boyars <artboyars at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> When I saw the post about Call History Files for SS, and then saw the
>> post for the site where you can get them, I was tempted to put in some
>> bogus data -- change CK 60 to CK 69; change name Art to name Ari.  But
>> I'm not quite that cranky.  Yet.
>>
>> 73, Art K3KU
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 12:48 AM, Radio K0HB <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Where possible, I routinely "update" my exchange from the last
>>> contest, just to confound those who use "pre-loaded" data file crutches.
>>>
>>> 73, de Hans, K0HB
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Art Boyars
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2017 9:01 PM
>>> To: CQ-Contest Reflector
>>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] "It's just to save on typing"
>>>
>>> E-mail chatting with N4ZR, who has relocated from WV to MD.  Pete
>>> muses that a lot of people who rely on SCP or Call History (or
>>> whatever it is) "to save on typing" will bust the QSO by logging him as WV.
>>>
>>> I can see it now -- a cry for making the data files official;
>>> perhaps prohibiting people from relocating or using a different name.
>>>
>>> "All participants must register in the official Call History File.
>>> Your log must contain the data as reported in that File.  Scoring
>>> will be in accordance with that File."
>>>
>>> Just think of all the typing we'll save!
>>>
>>> 73, Art K3KU
>>> who hopes you took this in fun (sort of)
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