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Re: [CQ-Contest] Merging Social Media and Contesting

To: EdwardS@sbelectronics.com, cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Merging Social Media and Contesting
From: ktfrog007--- via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
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Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 20:34:17 +0000 (UTC)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Sawyer <EdwardS@sbelectronics.com>

CQ WW used to have an unlimited class, maybe they still do.  Maybe we need an 
unlimited class to promote this "multi channel" contesting.  But mixing it up 
with normal contesting just doesn't feel right to me.

What do others think?

Ed  N1UR

The Unlimited Class was eliminated a number of years ago.  I think that was a 
mistake.  CQ should be encouraging experimentation.  Their contests could be 
giant laboratories.
73,
Ken, AB1J

-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Sawyer <EdwardS@sbelectronics.com>
To: cq-contest@contesting.com <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Wed, Mar 11, 2020 2:30 pm
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Merging Social Media and Contesting

Some of you may not be aware of an interesting and different even that happened 
last weekend.

W2RE of well known RHR fame, decided to not only provide live streaming of his 
contesting effort, but tied it into the activity he has been doing since early 
January which is fully integrating the on air DX activity into Facebook and 
youtube channel streaming.  Ray has done a wonderful job of integrating social 
media with HF on air activity as part of promoting RHR and DXing in general.  
You cant argue that this benefits the hobby in general.

However, the rules of the contest state that "contacts cannot be solicited by 
non-amateur means".  Examples are typically given but those examples are not 
exhaustive.  The intent of the rule, I believe, is that you should have people 
calling you by the normal discovery process that all of us use.  Not a special 
method no one else is using.

Ray, to his credit, was not showing his transmit frequency ion the video.  And 
I personally believe there was no intention of using this additional channel to 
gain an advantage.  At all.  However, if you look at the activity generated on 
the facebook page - a couple of million hits since early January (bravo Ray) - 
its hard for me to rationalize that there is not a direct pick up of Qs based 
on this parallel activity.  Casuals, which are a huge part of running up the Q 
totals in any major DX contest, may be listening to the channel and say, I 
wonder how loud I am verses these other guys Ray is working.  And look up on 
the cluster to find Ray's frequency and give a call to hear themselves.  That 
is exactly "soliciting a contact by non-amateur means".  Not overtly - like 
give me a call if you are watching - but by "advertising" and letting the rest 
happen on its own.

I think it is a wonderful idea on its own.  But it does not compete fairly with 
those just playing the game by the rules as intended.

CQ WW used to have an unlimited class, maybe they still do.  Maybe we need an 
unlimited class to promote this "multi channel" contesting.  But mixing it up 
with normal contesting just doesn't feel right to me.

What do others think?

Ed  N1UR
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