[CQ-Contest] CQWW SSB 2017 Effective DQ

[Michael Adams]

I think the point a few folks are making is that there are some casual participants who are simply in it to have fun.  They may be interested in their score, but they aren't necessarily striving to be better and better contesters.

For that crowd, the folks who fill the logs of the folks getting Top 5 finishes, you want as few impediments as possible to avoid discouraging them from participating and sending in their logs.

That's why limiting the requirement of a recording to those entrants who can reasonably expect to be in the running for a top 5 finish makes a certain amount of sense, assuming of course that there is some allowance for folks who unexpectedly do well.

I have no strong opinion on the merits of requiring a recording in the first place, aside from noting that it's surprisingly easy to comply with.

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Michael Adams | mda at n1en.org

-----Original Message-----

If you are truly "pushing yourself to do better" than using Audacity or spending $50 on a recording solution should not be deemed an impediment.  If it is, how much are you actually pushing yourself to do better?

Honestly folks, its not a high bar.

Ed  N1UR