[UK-CONTEST] CQ WW webinar 21st October

[Chris G3SJJ]

Too true Laurence. We can now spending our time writing emails!

I would never submit the original paper log. If I felt I was close to the top of the ladder I would ask my wife to do the re-writing at some 
convenient time as her writing was neater than mine. I had pre-prepared log sheets with 599 and serial numbers already filled in. I only recorded 
times every 30 minutes or so during the contest.

You're right, it's a bit like watching TV. If you don't like the programme then you can switch off. I've been doing contests for over 40 years. If I 
don't like the rules I won't enter, there's still lots of technical things I can be doing in the shack and I wouldn't have to lose any sleep. 
(Although I can remember staying up late when fault finding on an amp which can be just as interesting!)

73 Chris G3SJJ


On 23/10/2012 11:07, Laurence Mason wrote:
> It's a cultural difference between what was accepted by the RSGB committees / UK contesters and US / CQWW / ARRL organisers.
>
> Twenty years ago the RSGB HFCC would encourage entrants to check through the log for silly mistakes whereas US amateurs were of the view that when 
> the contest was over - it was over. Some would view the skill of a good entrant was to spot and fix obvious problems whilst transposing the log to 
> entry sheets to submit.
>
> With the widespread use of PCs log submission is much easier but equally some form of automated self checking is much easier and more effective than 
> it used to be. With the latest advances organisers can decide how they want to implement this and police it. It's a US run contest and their culture 
> is the one that prevails and is a view that is gaining ground elsewhere as comments on this reflector will show.
>
> It's a similar discussion regarding penalties for errors in logs.
>
> At the end of the day it is their ball and if you don't want to play with it (or submit your log) that is your decision. In the unlikely event that 
> sufficient entrants are of this opinion then things might change!
>
> How on earth did we ever find time in the past to handwrite the logs in the weeks following a contest? I'm not sure what has filled that time now - 
> but if I had to do it again I'm not sure where I would fit it in. Mind you we didn't use to have our lives filled by reading and writing e-mail :-)
>
>
> Laurence G4HTD
>
>
> On 23/10/2012 10:35, Chris G3SJJ wrote:
>> Bob, the actual contest, ie exchanging QSOs, might be over but it is intelligent amd mncessary to chcek through the log to corerct ant tyopos, as 
>> you can see by this incirrected email. Back in the days of paper logs we positevly encouraged entrants to rewrite their logs top amke sure they 
>> doidn't lose points uncesarily. Paper and pencil have ben replaced by a keyborad and it is wrong to assume taht someone who was adept and writing 
>> are equally adept at typing.
>>
>> I will continue to put my contest log ointo Excel when convenient and to do various sorst and cahecks. I am sure you wouldn't expaect me to always 
>> send emnails or write reporst etc like this one?
>>
>
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