Increasing contest score through accuracy
Accuracy is one of the most important aspects of contesting today.
The operator skill in copying callsigns will have a profund impact in the final score. The level of log cross checking is higher than ever (around 60%). My advice is - if you are not absolutly sure about a callsign, don't log it, ask for a confirmation - if this is not your practice, the probability of being cross checked as a not in log and the probability of being marked as a bad callsign is very high.
For each not in log or bad callsigns, contact point and multiplier credit is denied. In addition, a point penalty of 3 times the claimed contact point value is computed, i.e. you loose the QSO plus the equivalent in points of 3 more QSO's.
The CQWW generates a UBN (uniques, bad and not in log) report to every entrant in the contest.
Click here for a guide to CQWW DX-Contest UBN and NIL reports.
In 2003 I won the SOAB category and broke the SA record and the all time CW SOAB QSO record. The result of log checking by the Contest Committee was the following:
This the final result of my accuracy and the impact of log checking in my score:
Click here for P40E 2003 UBN report.
Remember - if not sure, don't log a callsign, ask for a confirmation.
The operator skill in copying callsigns will have a profund impact in the final score. The level of log cross checking is higher than ever (around 60%). My advice is - if you are not absolutly sure about a callsign, don't log it, ask for a confirmation - if this is not your practice, the probability of being cross checked as a not in log and the probability of being marked as a bad callsign is very high.
For each not in log or bad callsigns, contact point and multiplier credit is denied. In addition, a point penalty of 3 times the claimed contact point value is computed, i.e. you loose the QSO plus the equivalent in points of 3 more QSO's.
The CQWW generates a UBN (uniques, bad and not in log) report to every entrant in the contest.
Click here for a guide to CQWW DX-Contest UBN and NIL reports.
In 2003 I won the SOAB category and broke the SA record and the all time CW SOAB QSO record. The result of log checking by the Contest Committee was the following:
Band | QSOs | Cross Checked | Bad Callsigns | Not in Log Callsigns | Multipliers Lost |
160 | 344 | 219 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
80 | 715 | 503 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
40 | 1713 | 989 | 22 | 8 | 1 |
20 | 1437 | 851 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
15 | 1819 | 1078 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
10 | 1910 | 1077 | 17 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 7938 | 4717 | 76 | 34 | 4 |
59,4% | 1,0% | 0,4% |
This the final result of my accuracy and the impact of log checking in my score:
Points | QSOs | Zones | Countries | |
Claimed result | 16,981,342 | 7938 | 169 | 550 |
Final result | 15,943,070 | 7828 | 169 | 546 |
-6,1% | -1,4% |
Click here for P40E 2003 UBN report.
Remember - if not sure, don't log a callsign, ask for a confirmation.
CT1BOH - José Carlos Cardoso Nunes - [email protected]