[CQ-Contest] Rule Changes for the CQ WW WPX SSB and CW Contests in

[Edward Sawyer]

It would be admittedly hard to prove an extra few hundred watts probably, but went I jumped to high power from low power, the first contest I did that on, a number of people wondered whether I had changed.  And I had.  So flagrantly, you can tell.  Incrementally, its probably hard.

Ed  N1UR

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I'm curious how contest sponsors would go about identifying power cheaters.


And proving it.


73,

Ken, AB1J

As stated so many times, when the CC are unable to address the
power cheating, the focus is turned into vague attempts of making it more
fair, by eliminating the cluster cheating.  The power cheating remains, and
this unfortunately even among those that qualify for WRTC, and should have
Fair Play in the DNA. Power cheating is the big issue and the one that CCs
stick their heads in the sand to avoid.


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Fully agree with you Ed on Unassisted versus Assisted in WPX.  Does not
matter much.  The really boring would be if CQWW ended up in the same
direction.  As stated so many times, when the CC are unable to address the
power cheating, the focus is turned into vague attempts of making it more
fair, by eliminating the cluster cheating.  The power cheating remains, and
this unfortunately even among those that qualify for WRTC, and should have
Fair Play in the DNA. Power cheating is the big issue and the one that CCs
stick their heads in the sand to avoid.


73 de Mats RM2D

Den mån 16 nov. 2020 kl 23:44 skrev Edward Sawyer <
EdwardS at advanced-conversion.com<mailto:EdwardS at advanced-conversion.com>>:

> Personally - I don't think the Assisted vs Unassisted matters much in WPX.
> If you aren't running, you are losing, in that contest.  It might help a
> small amount grabbing some unusual prefixes, but its not a "game changer"
> in my opinion.
>
> For CQ WW DX, I would be really disappointed if the 2 categories were to
> be merged.  It's a completely different game doing unassisted vs assisted
> in CQ WW DX.
>
> I will be staying unassisted in these contests even if the categories
> merge.  And I don't want to limit my operating time to 24 hours or kill the
> use of the SO2R.
>
> I think the reasons stated for merging are bogus.  If someone is that
> worried about cheating, just enter in assisted and don't worry about it.
> That what you will end up doing with the categories merged anyway.
>
> 73
>
> Ed  N1UR
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