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Re: [CQ-Contest] Annoying trend

To: KI9A@aol.com, cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Annoying trend
From: John Geiger <johngeig@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:55:55 -0800 (PST)
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But remember that the 59 (or the RST system in
general) isn't stated as being relative to anything.
Compared to the radio signals coming from Pioneer 10
(which is still sending) all terrestrial signals are
59.

73s John W5TD

--- KI9A@aol.com wrote:

>  
> In a message dated 1/23/2007 3:25:15 P.M. Central
> Standard Time,  
> johngeig@yahoo.com writes:
> 
> ---  Kjboasi@aol.com wrote:
> 
> >From now on, the check 
> > gets chosen  randomly before the contest.  
> 
> Then you are in violation of the  rules and should
> be
> moved to the checklog or disqualified category.  
> The
> rules specifically state:
> 
> 4. Exchange: The required exchange  consists of: 
> 
> 4.4. Check (the last two digits of the year you 
> were
> first licensed)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Wow.  Way I see it is last two of year you were
> first licensed...Ham  license 
> I assume, but, maybe any other license will do to
> fulfill that.
>  
> I was wondering, since some are really picking this
> last two you were  
> licensed deal apart, if they will DQ themselves
> because some reports call for  
> signal report, of which all are given 59, when, in
> reality, they are not all  
> 59...Pretty much the same in my book.
>  
> 73-Chuck KI9A
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