>I'm thinking of doing it again.<
Al,
How could you? This interpretation of the SS rules is highly irregular.
Clearly, you have created an unfair advantage for yourself in using a Bogus
Check. Don't underestimate the significance of what you're doing here. Changing
your check from your actual year first licensed to 55 seems to have given you a
huge advantage in dits. Dats not fair. And changing your check to 00 in phone
seems to have given you a similar advantage in zeros. Now, some will argue that
the advantage is not that big; some will say its huge. Some will say they just
don't have the resources to implement such an advantage for themselves.
This flagrant rules violation almost rises to the level of the Bogus Signal
Report, now a widespread practice amongst hardcore contesters. How does a
dedicated DXer challenge these uncaring contest ops who continually send a 59
when the spirit of the rules dictate that correct report is "22 and please
confirm your call"? To allow these upstanding DXers to compete on a level
playing field, the category SOBS [Single-Op Bogus Signal Report] is long
overdue.
At a minimum, you must self-declare yourself as SOBC, and the CAC should
immediately begin deliberations on how to structure this serious new category
of SS competition.
Jim Idelson K1IR
email k1ir@designet.com
web http://www.designet.com/k1ir
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