[CQ-Contest] CQWW SSB 2017 Effective DQ

Wed Jan 31 15:34:36 EST 2018

I think this is a fantastic idea.

It would also eliminate category swapping. You know, someone sees they
could win a plaque by entering their M/2 effort as M/M, or their SO as
SOA. Technically category swapping is against the rules but it may be
unethical, and certainly annoys people.

As far as recording goes, there has to be an easy and CHEAP way to do
this. Don't the new icom radios come with SD card capability?

On another note I think some leeway could be given to the "one time
fluke" operator. If someone scores top 5 on their first try then they
could get a pass that year and not DQed for lack of a recording. Call
it the beginner's luck rule. Next year? It's not going to fly.  THAT
SAID - it doesn't apply to Scott because he's a seasoned high scoring
contester, as we all know. I think that Scott should have recorded,
whether he had intention of placing in the top 5 or not.

73
Ria, N2RJ

Ria
N2RJ

On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 11:17 AM, Richard F. DiDonna NN3W
<richnn3w at gmail.com> wrote:
> How about allowing entrants to declare up to 12 hours after the start of the
> contest?  This would allow operators to recognize equipment failures,
> changing conditions, etc.
>
> For example, if a SOAB-LP(A) entrant decided that he'd had enough of
> operating LP and being killed in packet pileups, he'd be eligible to switch
> to -HP(A).
>
> If a person was planning on doing SOSB(15) and found that conditions on 15
> were craptastic, he could switch to all band or switch to SOSB(40) or
> SOSB(20).
>
> Obviously I think its a harder argument to go from a more "expansive"
> category to a more narrow category (going from HP to LP or LP to QRP or
> going from Assisted to unassisted).
>
> But, things do change during a contest and folks need to have a little
> leeway.
>
> 73 Rich NN3W
>
>
>
> On 1/31/2018 10:10 AM, Jeff Clarke wrote:
>>
>> Tom,
>>
>> I was thinking more along the line that you wouldn't register for a
>> specific category (.i.e .15 meter single band) but just that you are
>> planning on operating in some SB category seriously where you could possibly
>> have a top 5 finish. That would give you the flexibility to change your
>> category right before the contest starts. For example say you planned on
>> doing 15 single band and and right before the contest the conditions went
>> sour and you decide to switched to 20 single. This would allow you to do
>> this.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/30/2018 9:51 PM, Tom Haavisto wrote:
>>>
>>> I would be fine with this, but it will take time (a few years) for folks
>>> to get used to the idea of pre-registering for a category.
>>>
>>> That said, I want to point out something that happened to me a few years
>>> ago:  I was all set to do a SOABHP.  Five minutes before the contest, I
>>> turned on the amp to let it warm up and there was a big bang as the power
>>> supply let go. Needless to say, no QSO's made in the contest (had not yet
>>> started), and I ran as LP.  IF we go down this road, I would hope there is
>>> some room to change categories to account for last minute equipment issues.
>>> Perhaps a post contest explanation of "Here is what happened..."
>>>
>>>
>>> Tom - VE3CX
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 7:36 PM, Jeff Clarke <ku8e at ku8e.com
>>> <mailto:ku8e at ku8e.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Here's an idea. Why not have a pre-registration process before the
>>>     contest that you are going to be a serious entry? Much like we
>>>     register teams for the NA Sprint and NAQP.  Only entries that
>>>     follow this process will be eligible for plaques and certificates.
>>>     If someone doesn't do this ( just playing around??) their score
>>>     can still be listed and not classified as an administrative entry.
>>>     For those that choose to follow this process state the rules or
>>>     conditions (i.e recording the contest) on the web page this form
>>>     is located on. This will eliminate any confusion anyone might have.
>>>
>>>     I would even be willing to help CQ with the coding to implement
>>>     this. I've done similar stuff on my web pages for ku8e.com
>>>     <http://ku8e.com> and the Georgia QSO Party. You fill out a form,
>>>     it stores that information in a mySQL database and sends a
>>>     confirmation email to the person who submitted the form.
>>>
>>>     BTW I didn't know the story about MM0LID until I read this email
>>>     thread. Not only did it appear he cheated using a made up call
>>>     sign but also violated FCC rules. When something like this gets
>>>     out it sure doesn't help your reputation and it's going to raise
>>>     red flags for a contest sponsor every time you submit an entry.
>>>
>>>     Jeff KU8E
>>>
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>>>
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