I don't understand the "non amateur communications" you refer to Paul. I
don't know what the ratio is between users who are on their local cluster
via packet radio or via the internet, but packet radio is a form of amateur
communications.
Mike, K9MI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul O'Kane" <pokane@ei5di.com>
To: <CQ-Contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 16:04
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Ban all contest spotting?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve London" <n2icarrl@gmail.com>
>
>> Being the devil's advocate, your argument of "non amateur-radio
>> communications" is off-base.
>
>> Step back in time to the early 90's.
>
> I'm happy to step back as far as you want, and can do it from
> personal experience to the early 60s. Not only is the the
> use of non amateur-radio communications inappropriate in
> contesting, so also is the use of any amateur band or mode,
> used to facilitate contest QSOs, which does not correspond to
> your class of entry.
>
> That principle is unlikely to go out-of-date.
>
> 73,
> Paul EI5DI
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