Last years increasing number of participants made possible to pass the 2000 received logs barrier in 2022 contest. Building on this increasing activity beside the usual SB, AB and 3band categories, the following rules have been updated, introduced:
- increasing the potential fun factor in SSB, from 2024 the self-spotting will be allowed in every category
- to increase the logging accuracy, in case of wrongly logged serial number, instead of 0 points, it will be penalized with a deduction of twice the points value of the contact
- Stations competing for World and Continent awards must provide actual frequencies for all contacts in the log as well as audio recording of the contest (similar to CQ-WW-DX rules):
Record the transmitted and received audio as heard by the operator for the duration of the contest operation. The recording must be in a common format (e.g., mp3) and should include the audio to each ear as a separate channel. The recording must be a continuous recording (not a recording of individual QSOs). Time “off the air” (when not transmitting or receiving) does not have to be recorded.
The recording may be requested by the Committee to help adjudicate the log. The recording files must be provided by the entrant within 5 days of the request. Failure to submit a requested audio recording may result in the reclassification of a log entry or disqualification.
Avand in vedere aceste modificari de regulament si tinand cont ca YO DX HF Contest este si el un concurs regional de anvergura asemanatoare, ma intreb daca unele dintre acestea nu sunt aplicabile si concursului romanesc.
In primul rand pentru a compara interesul pentru acest concurs, as fi curios cate loguri au fost primite la YO DX HF Contest 2023. La concursul ungar au fost mai mult de 2000 de loguri, insa din cate citesc la yodx.ro, numarul de loguri la YO DX HF este incert: "at least all 1179 log files received" si "we expect a total of 1600 - 1700 log files, give or take". Deci probabil ca nu s-a trecut de 2000 de loguri pana acum.
Deci exista trei propuneri:
- self spotting sa fie permis pentru legaturile in fonie (si telegrafie?);
- sa se penalizeze mai aspru legaturile care au numarul de ordine incorect copiat;
- sa fie necesara punerea la dispozitie a inregistrarii audio pentru intregul concurs de catre aspirantii la locurile fruntase de la fiecare categorie mondiala si continentala.
73 de Ciprian N2YO
