[CQ-Contest] Conditions Good for CW Sprint and About that DQ Rule...

[Randy Thompson]

It is like riding a bicycle.  You will only fall off a few times...

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From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+k5zd=outlook.com at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Michael Dinkelman
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2022 1:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Conditions Good for CW Sprint and About that DQ Rule...

I haven't done a CW Sprint in years.....

I'm scared....   😂

dink




On 9/10/2022 7:23 AM, Ward Silver wrote:
> Conditions seem quite good this morning with SFI=126 and K=2 this morning.
> That bodes well for that all-important first hour of 20 meters, 
> keeping skip reasonably short on 40, and for those participating from 
> the far reaches in KL7, KH6, MAR/NL, and the Caribbean or Central 
> America. We have a line of precipitation moving across the northern 
> midwest and another region in VA/NC so there may be some QRN on 80 and 
> requests for fills.  All in all, it looks like a good September domestic contest.
>
> I got a couple of questions from new Sprinters worried about being 
> DQed if their error rate exceeds 5% (see Rule 16 at 
> https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fncjw
> eb.com%2FSprint-Rules.pdf&data=05%7C01%7C%7C3d1ec15c8bb94f17ec9008
> da9356084e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C63798429496237
> 2125%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBT
> iI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=e%2Ft9DSCMFW3mToZy
> 5iVR0fNcV%2Fkvc8rJcN9XVEHoJTQ%3D&reserved=0).  My response is that DQs are reserved for those who deserve it because they are caught attempting to cheat!  A large score reduction is a flag to look more closely at the log - that's all. To my knowledge, no one has been DQed simply because of errors, so don't let that deter you from jumping in and giving Sprint a try.  We should update that rule to be more clear about its intent.
>
> Thanks for the interest and participation. CQ NA!
>
> 73, Ward N0AX
> Manager, CW Sprint
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