>> So there is a belief by a few that it is imperative to wait until the
>> last minute before the deadline before revealing your score in order
>> to eliminate the opportunity for SOMEONE ELSE to cheat. So it is a
>> measure of SECURITY to not reveal your score on 3830, or to send in
>> your log early lest the reviewers accidently let your numbers be
>> known to the competition.
After posting the (excerpt) above I received a note (below) by private email
confirming that this is a serious consideration in Europe -- sent to me
by a European operator who wishes to remain anonymous. With his
permission I excerpted the following sections of his note because I think
it is important to see that there is a win-at-all-costs attitude among SOME
operators and it appears be more common in Europe than in the US -- based
on his (entire) note and my own experiences.
--John W0UN
> What you describe above is something that is rife in Europe and the
> contest sponsors need to start DQing more people. If you look closely
> at 3830 posts for major contests you will notice that a lot of the top
> finishers from Europe do NOT post to 3830 (or at least not before the
> log submission deadline) and they do that for a very good reason, which
> is precisely the one you describe above.
> Europe is a very difficult place to contest from, be it from QRM from
> 10kW transmitters, deliberate QRM from 'helpers' to your competition,
> log padding after finding out the competitions score, changing category
> to an 'easier' one after finding out on 3830 that someone has beaten you
> etc. The only way you can even attempt to compete in that environment
> is to hold your cards close to your chest and reveal nothing until the
> final scores are published.
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