S50U napisal/-a:Zanimivo bo branje odgovorov CC na Hranetova, YT1AD vprašanja.
Odgovorov nisem nikjer zasledil?! Inšpekcija je letos bila tudi iz S5, sprašujejo se kdo je plačal za pot, nastanitev, hrano?
CUL Danilo, S50U
CQ WW Deploys Three Observers in 2009 CW Test For Cheating Checks; Who Pays For Trips?
With little fanfare from the CQ WW Contest Committee, three top single operators in the 2009 CQ WW CW contest had observers on hand during their operations, all part of a new rule designed to crack down on cheating.
The on-site CQ WW checks hit three of the top four claimed scores in the CW test:
# Valery Komarov RD3AF, in first from EF8M
# Jose Nunes CT1BOH, in third from CR3E
# Tom Georgens W2SC, in fourth from 8P5A
The observers were not local hams, but rather members of the CQ WW Contest Committee.
# Roger Western G3SXW was at EF8M
# Kristjan Kodermac S50XX was at CR3E
# Gene Zimmerman W3ZZ was at 8P5A
No observer was sent to the QTH of Andy Blank N2NT/V47NT in St. Kitts, who is currently second in claimed scores and was second in the 2008 CQ WW CW test. Blank told radio-sport.net that he had "volunteered" to have an observer, but said logistics made it difficult.
"It is a remote location with no phone or internet."
From all indications, the role of the observers did not cause any on site issues in the Canary Islands, Maderia Islands and on Barbados. "There were no any problems with Roger G3SXW," Komarov told radio-sport.net after returning to Russia. "During the test he was a very strict inspector."
"W3ZZ was my observer and it was uneventful," Georgens W2SC told radio-sport.net.
"It was business as usual as if he (S50XX) was not there," said Nunes CT1BOH.
"During the contest he was around most of the time, looking at the log, taking notes, pictures, and collecting scores," Nunes added.
"Tom Georgens W2SC (8P5A) and his wife Kathleen were wonderful hosts and made the process run very smoothly," said Zimmerman W3ZZ.
(An email was also sent to RD3AF and his observer G3SXW, but neither Komarov nor Western responded.)
All three observers filed reports back to the CQ WW Contest Committee about their checks, whether those reviews raised any immediate questions about the three operators involved, there was no information forthcoming from the committee.)
Did it work? Some Contest Committee members weren't so sure, saying repeated visits might be necessary.
"What do you do if there is a different (setup) this year - amps taken out, cluster disconnected?" asked one member of the CQ WW CC.
Another unknown was how the work of the observers was paid for, in terms of travel to three island destinations, along with food and lodging.
Several CQ WW Committee members made clear to radio-sport.net that they knew the answer, but refused to provide the information for reasons that were unclear.
"You would have a very good story," said one.
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