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Contesting Online Survey
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Do you plan to enter the CQ WW
DX Contest?
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and there without any
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Randy, K5ZD, wrote a sidebar
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Convergence and Change" in
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magazine. He wrote that the
"convergence of personal
computers,
Internet access,
DX clusters, and CW Skimmer
have
changed the nature of
CW contesting". He goes to
say that it
is "more difficult to police
the line
between the
single operator working
alone and
those who are using the
assistance of DX spotting."
In light of this convergence
and
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There are rumors that due to the difficulty of detecting packet use the CQ WW contest committee is discussing eliminating the SO unassisted category leaving only the SO assisted category. Competitors can decide if they do or do not want to use DX cluster spots. What do you think of this idea? [This is no longer a rumor - Bob Cox says SO will stay and be strengthened]
  Posted: Feb 01, 2010
  (130 votes, 6 comments)
by VE5ZX
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Survey Results
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Excellent
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18% (23)
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Good
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8% (11)
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Won't make a difference
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12% (15)
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Not so good
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12% (16)
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Dreadful
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45% (58)
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Don't know
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2% (2)
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Don't care.
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4% (5)
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Survey Comments
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SO/SOA
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It would be the same logic as eliminating low power and/or QRP categories because there's no way to tell how much power someone's using. If adopted, it would mean that Gresham's Law is alive and well in radio contesting.
Posted by
KU2M
on January 22, 2010
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Eliminating SO unassisted
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Do I read this question correctly(Eliminating the Single Operator) Class!!! So the cheaters can have their way. I guess that is what it is all coming to reward the cheaters at the expense of everyone else....
Sounds like we are back in Kindergarten punish the whole class because Joey pilled Mary's pony tail.....
Let's try and find a way to deal with the cheaters!
Surely this is a mistake... At least I hope so!!!
Posted by
N5ER
on January 20, 2010
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SO/SOA
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I agree that SO Unassisted should be kept separate and strengthened. What is meant by unassisted needs to be better defined. Rigs with fish finders provide extra information which in turn assists the operator. On the other hand, there are rigs without fish finders that interface to PCs or other peripherals that provide similar information, without using packet or skimmer. In the end, those who want to cheat will probably find a way of doing so. But the majority will do the right thing and compete within their category and derive satisfaction through being ethical.
Posted by
VE6CNU
on January 19, 2010
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No Longer a Rumor. SO to Stay
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In a recent open letter to the contest community Bob Cox, K3EST, has stated "We were going to support the need for a category relying just on human talents. In other words, not only do we continue to totally support SO and SOA being separate, we intend to move towards strengthening the SO category."
I will leave the survey question as it is for a few more days. Syl
Posted by
VE5ZX
on January 18, 2010
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Eliminating the SO Category
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SO unassisted in my mind is real contesting. It is all about integrity. I would rather come in 2nd place and have integrity than cheat using a spotting network.
Eliminating the SO unassisted category solves nothing. It just eliminates a whole class of contesting.
Posted by
N2PP
on January 18, 2010
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Eliminating the SO unassisted category
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Spotting is very helpful and I usually use it, especially in the big contests.
There is a group of people who prefer to not use spotting and who want to compete against others who feel the same way.
It would be unfortunate to eliminate their category because of cheaters.
There has to be a better way to solve the problem.
Posted by
kt1b
on January 18, 2010
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