Yes and no, Tim. Moving someone from one category to another is
correcting an error. Disqualifying, identifying and/or penalizing
those individuals is enforcing a rule.
73,
Barry W2UP
On 1 Apr 2004 Tim Duffy K3LR wrote:
> This is not true, the largest DX contest has enforced packet use on
> many occasions during the past several years. A little research into
> claimed category vs. published (final results) category for several
> stations will reveal that the rules are being enforced.
>
> 73!
> Tim K3LR
>
> ku8e@bellsouth.net wrote:
>
> > Al,
> >
> > I think the case that most have made for removing packet is that
> > people get away with cheating (i.e claiming SO when they are SOA)
> > and the contest sponsors
> > don't do anything about it.
> >
> > I guess I am just old fashioned and my reason for removing it is
> > that it makes
> > contesting for some like shooting ducks in a pond. You just point
> > and shoot. It doesn't take much skill to do that...
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > >
> > > From: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <frugoli@worldlinkisp.com>
> > > Date: 2004/03/31 Wed PM 08:36:09 EST
> > > To: cq-contest@contesting.com, ku8e@bellsouth.net
> > > Subject: Re: Re: [CQ-Contest] Self Spotting
> > >
> > > KU8E wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The packet issue has been discussed for a long time and it
> > > > seems to me that the majority favor removing it from
> > > > contesting. Now it's time for the contest
> > > > sponsors to react....
> > >
> > > Whoa! I think most favor the rules being enforced, not just doing
> > > away with packet because contesters sometimes break that rule. If
> > > we follow that logic we should do away with the 10 minute rule,
> > > because sometimes contesters break it - we should do away with
> > > power categories, because sometimes contesters break that rule.
> > > Where does it stop? K1TTT has shown us techniques for identifying
> > > potential self spotters. I think the contests sponsors need to
> > > take action on this empirical information, not the kind of "it
> > > seems to me" information you talk about.
> > >
> > > 73 de Al, KE1FO
> > >
> > >
> >
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