statistics -- in virtually any ARRL or CQ DX contest, compare averages
of top scores from W6 with W1.
73, Jim K9YC
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 15:47:15 +0100
From: "DL5AXX, WRTC2018" <dl5axx@wrtc2018.de>
To: cq-contest@contesting.com, rrdxa@mailman.qth.net,
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Subject: [CQ-Contest] new scores in standings
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Hi folks,
added IARU-HF 2015 final scores.
Sorry, posted an old link :-)
Current standings at
http://wrtc2018.de/index.php/en/qualification/standings-2
73 Ulf, DL5AXX
WRTC2018 qualifications
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 19:10:52 +0000
From: Martin Durham <W1md@W1md.net>
To: Scott Ellington <k9ma@sdellington.us>
Cc: "cq-contest@contesting.com" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Your Call?
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Dah-dit Da-da-dah Comes to mind ;)
Marty
W1MD
On Feb 28, 2016, at 1:55 PM, Scott Ellington <k9ma@sdellington.us>
wrote:
So what is the proper way to politely decline to QSY? Something which
means, "Sorry, I do not wish to QSY now, and please let's not argue about
it." I often send "SRI", but I'm not sure it get's the message across.
73,
Scott K9MA
On 2/26/2016 14:20, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
Steve,
I can't speak for any other little pistol or squirt gun out there, but
over the years I've learned a bit of a distaste when someone asks me to QSY
to another band.
I've had the request made on one of those rare times I have a run
frequency going. If I've got people calling me, I'm not leaving. Worse,
I've had people ask this, I would go and work the other band (and I don't
always have propagation at the time), and on my return find that the
station that asked me "as a courtesy" was now working my run frequency as
his.
When I'm doing S&P, again, I may not have propagation to that part of
the world on the other band at that time. And I may have other reasons for
not wanting to QSY at that time.
But the biggest reason I've come to dislike the requests... when (and
this happens primarily on voice modes) I'm asked and I decline, the other
guy starts giving me an argument. I'm in the middle of a run, I have a
half-dozen people calling, and someone wants me to stop cold and discuss
why I want to stay put, or don't want to go to another band right then and
there?
Now, I don't mind if, while doing S&P, the op of a M/2 or M/M tells me
that their other station is on, well, whatever frequency. Especially
during the Sunday "doldrums". As long as they simply mention it. Again,
though, when the other op demands to know why not... I mean, really. It's
not like a W3 from PA is exactly rare, and I get that they'd like to
maximize the number of Q's on each band.
So please don't take it personally if I don't QSY to another band.
73, ron w3wn
On 02/26/16, sbloom@acsalaska.net wrote:
I'm not sure changing the exchange is realistic (though man that *IS* a
great idea) ...but I will comment that I find it increasingly difficult
to communicate *anything* other than the contest exchange with most
folks. I always try to get guys late in the contest ..if/when things
are slow ..to QSY to other bands ..and I'm probably down to 1 or 2 in
10 ...giving me any answer at all ..yes or no ...no matter how much I
QRS. Probably not much that can be done ..as code readers become more
popular ..but it does suck.
73
Steve KL7SB
On Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:09:21 -0500, Jeff Clarke wrote:
A simple solution. Make the callsign part of the exchange like
SS. For example if I work P40W he would send KU8E P40W 5NN 5.
There were several stations this past weekend in ARRL DX that wouldn't
even send their call until they weren't being called by anyone anymore.
Some others would work between 5-10 stations before they sent their
call.
I blame alot of this problem on the dumbing down of DX contesting (and
DXing in general) caused by packet spotting. Most casual DX contesters
like SOA and just click on packet spots and work people. No skill
needed anymore to copy a call or have any knowledge about propagation
to know which band to be on to maximize your score. To me it's similar
to catching fish in a barrel. Those on the other end of the pileup know
this and this is why they don't ID frequently. It's very frustrating
for those who still like to be unassisted.
It's obvious to me that many of these people also can't copy CW other
then their own call. I had a situation on 15 CW Sunday morning in ARRL
CW that I had a bunch of dupes that started calling me. Someone had
probably spotted my call wrong. It was amazing to me that many of those
that called were well known contest calls. They still called even
though I was sending my call every QSO. I checked the spots of my
callsign after the contest and that's exactly what happened. It wasn't
until someone spotted me with the comment "call correction" that the
dupes stopped.
BTW, I'm not against SOA. I guess I'm just old fashioned because it's
just not challenging to me. I like to find stations and band openings
on my own. That's more thrilling to me. To each his own. If you get a
thrill from clicking on spots all weekend long, more power to you.
Kudos to guys like K3WW and AA3B who have good stations, are great run
operators and they know how to interleave spots between their runs to
maximize their score.
Jeff KU8E
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 22:51:25 -0600
From: Scott Ellington <k9ma@sdellington.us>
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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Your Call?
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On 2/27/2016 07:33, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
I think the solution is quite simple - it should only be acceptable to
ask someone else to QSY when they have answered your CQ. In fact, it
is bad manners, IMO, to ask anysingle op who is running to QSY.
What about late in the contest, when the running stations is getting few
replies, and you need the multiplier?
73,
Scott K9MA
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 06:45:17 -0500
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 07:36:52 -0600
From: "ve4xt@mymts.net" <ve4xt@mymts.net>
To: Drew Vonada-Smith <drew@whisperingwoods.org>
Cc: "cq-contest@contesting.com" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Your Call?
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Drew wrote:
The other fellow (sorry, forgot the call) about just having fun and not
being vindictive. You are right and it is a good message to throw in the
mix. This isn't an attack. That being said, we can still strive for best
practices, and this can include up to DQ for the really bad actors.
The best answer here -- work him, ask for his call, NIL if refused --
isn't about being vindictive, it's simply about giving him the chance to do
the right thing. The NIL at the end is required by the rules: if you don't
know who you worked, how can you call it a Q?
Plus, no rule or even common courtesy would demand you continue listening
until he finally does ID. Especially since if you let these guys affect
your S&P performance, you have only yourself to blame. Lots of fish in the
sea...
Vindictive would be to work him, not ask for his call and then NIL him
without having given him the opportunity to earn your Q.
Then again, if we all simply ignored these arses, they'd have no pileups.
It's not unreasonable to ask: If you don't know who it is, why are you even
calling?
Somehow, I don't think our pack mentality would allow it.
On phone, when the guy says you're a dupe, at least you can answer "But
you never ID, so how would I have known?"
73, kelly, ve4xt
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