[UK-CONTEST] A Gentlemanly Contest ?

[Don Beattie]

A great idea Don - it would remove the difficulties with several logging
programmes that they don't handle "pre-booking" of serials well. However, it
might make a bit of work for a few software writers, for MS stations would
still need to know what had been worked on the alternate station (run or
mult) and so some integration would be needed through a network. I think in
some contests (haven't checked) it is currently the rule to have serial
numbers by band, so perhaps it's no big thing for the writers.

Would you need to ask that one series comes from the "mult" station and one
from the "run" or could they be interchanged ? I think the latter would be
preferable (although we use a dedicated mult station to avoid any
confusion). Would this cause problems in checking logs ?

Surely the key thing is that the sent and received data correspond - almost
regardless of what that data is (and provided, if we want to keep some
element of skill in the contest it isn't something like "59 14" as in
another well known test).

73

Don, G3BJ (and G5W)





-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Donald Field
Sent: 03 August 2005 08:30
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] A Gentlemanly Contest ?


Only saw Bob's submission after my previous note. Cabrillo does indeed allow
you to show which transmitter is in use (by a numerica indicator at the end
of the QSO line).

In practie we will almost certainly move next year to separate serial
numbers for run and mult stations. This will overcome several problems that
currently exist. Comments would be appreciated.

Don G3XTT
IOTA Contest Manager

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Henderson" <bob at cytanet.com.cy>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] A Gentlemanly Contest ?


> 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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