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Re: [CQ-Contest] Public Logs: Why?

To: "Ken Widelitz" <widelitz@gte.net>, "Cq-Contest Reflector" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Public Logs: Why?
From: "K0HB" <kzerohb@gmail.com>
Reply-to: K0HB <K0HB@ARRL.ORG>
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:34:15 -0000
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>
> Before CQWW, Dave, AB7E, announced on the reflector that he had developed 
> a
> tool for analyzing logs and calculating the hour & frequency that zones 
> were
> worked in the analyzed logs. From comparing my results in CQWW CW as VY2TT
> with other logs published on 3830 and in CQ Magazine, I know that I need 
> to
> improve my zone multiplier total. I know there are certain easy mults I 
> have
> missed. I used Dave's tool to analyze last year's CQWW CW logs of K5ZD,
> VY2ZM, K1TTT and one or two other New England multi-ops. Then I looked to
> see when the most stations in zones 1, 25, 26, 27, etc. were worked on 
> each
> band. I incorporated that information into my band plan. I definitely 
> picked
> up a few band zones as a result of that information.
>


Paraphrased:  "Rather than figure it out for myself, I hijacked the work 
product of other contesters to improve my score."

73, de Hans, K0HB



 

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