[CQ-Contest] World Wide Digi DX Contest Results.

[Peter Sundberg]

But there is a major problem when the contest committee tell us that 
they had to waive the NIL penalty because otherwise a large number of 
stations would end up with a negative score.

Furthermore the committee states the following:

"In the legacy modes, the "fault" for a NIL is most always on the 
side that logged the QSO. For
the FT mode it is not yet clear where the fault is, but in any case, 
the amount of NILs is
abnormally high.  Going forward, FT contesting needs to better define 
how QSO partners can reliably
communicate whether a QSO is complete and should be logged. The 
responsibility resides both
with contest participants and FT contest software developers."

Yes Vince, a contest is a contest and the goal is the same. But when 
the operator is unable to decide whether a QSO should be logged or 
not, to me it that's a clear indication that automation has gone too 
far.  Especially when the committee says that the amount of NILs is 
abnormally high.

The operator is "in the back seat" and certainly NOT up front 
driving. Now that's where there's clearly room for criticizing the concept.

73
Peter SM2CEW




At 15:20 2020-01-12, DXer wrote:

>As for all the other FT-X 'non-user expert' criticism, a contest is 
>a contest. The goal is the same. Personal sub-interests are just 
>that, personal.
>
>73 de Vince, VA3VF