[UK-CONTEST] A Gentlemanly Contest ?

[Bob Henderson]

Thanks to Chris for pointing this out.  Writelog provides an option to
exclude Qs from being counted towards the claimed score.  I had assumed
these Qs would be marked in someway in the Cabrillo file.  I have just
checked and Chris is absolutely right, they are not.  Writelog also
maintains a log of which Q was made on which station. This would make
innocently made second radio use infringements easy to spot.  However, it
doesn't make the transition to Cabrillo format either.

Wishing to comply with the rules and spirit of the contest, the Paphos Radio
Club will attach a note to the Cabrillo file identifying those Qs which were
made inappropriately and inviting them to be scored at zero points.  Whether
this note will make it through the log robot is currently moot.

I have to say, it appears HFCC preference for Cabrillo format drives a coach
and horses through the integrity of the log checking process.  Providing
significant opportunity for benefit  to the unscrupulous and to those who
unwittingly fail to follow the rules.

With all the brain power at work on HFCC, surely better can be achieved or
am I missing something here?

What say Don?

73

Bob, 5B4AGN


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Tran ZL1CT" <zl1ct at gm7v.com>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 4:04 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] A Gentlemanly Contest ?


> Hello all
>
> >I feel sure your team will want to leave those 13 Qs in the log but score
> >them at zero points.
>
> Not possible - the Cabrillo format does not allow the entrant to score any
> of the Q's made. So - either you will have to delete the QSOs, which seems
a
> bit tough if the stations worked lose a 'mult', or just leave them in ?
>
> IOTA was not so good from ZL6QH - only 270 QSOs in 8 hrs, so gave up and
> went home. Conditions were a bit below average, which made it difficult to
> crack pile-ups or create pile-ups unfortunately.
>
> 73
> Chris
> ZL1CT
>
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