Some have called the practice of getting on for a period preceding a contest on a certain desirable frequency cheating. Do you consider this cheating? Are any of the Qs logged before the contest put
I did comment on this recently. I do not consider it cheating or even unethical. I am sorry if I mixed it in with my skeds post. But I personally stopped staking out a frequency before the start of t
AFAIK only in the WRTC the participants are not allowed to either transmit or listen for 15 minutes before the contest. I don't think it would be a good idea to install such rules. I don't find it un
"Anything not specifically prohibited is mandatory!" All seriousness aside, I agree with you. Winning contesting is all about carving out advantages in skill, station design, and technique and then
Why should it be a problem for radio operators to operate their radios? I don't think it's that big of a deal. Besides, I think it's a good thing to have a chance to say hello to people, wish them go
I agree with Ed. I mean, Jesus, are we going to start regulating the bahavior of contests before the contest even begins? That is very very silly. Am I going to be reclassified as a M/S entrant becau
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 14:49:49 -0800 (PST)
for I have come to agree. I have searched for what it would take to "level the playing field" for a long time. Each scenario simply unlevelled it in different ways. The secret to "levelling" the play
AHA! Hans, I remembered the name of the law in physics that follows roughly the same wording. It's called the Totalitarian Law of Physics. 73, Zack W9SZ ______________________________________________
(devils advocate here) 15 minutes? Why not 30, of 60 or a whole day? Agreed. Also agreed. I'm firmly convinced that the more unenforcible rule there are, the more respect for the rules is eroded. - 7
Ahhh, but it can...in a different venue...with ALL "Contesting" activities via a central computer...no radios/antennas...only computers linked to "Big Brother". Picture Morse Runner on Super-Steroids
For SS Phone 2004 (LP), I warmed up a nice frequency on 20m a halfhour before the contest. When the contest actually started, the QRM level went so high that the frequency became unproductive within