I just want to mention a couple of clear rule violations that were occuring this weekend: A) The rules state that 28300 to 28350 is a "no-contest" area, yet the segment was loaded with DX stations ca
Whoa, Pilgrim! A rule is a rule. I also think some rules are stupid (mandatory time off, for one), but I obey the rules or get DQ'd. 73, Hans, K0HB -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq
But I think we all need to understand the rule. It is clear from the posts I have seen over the last few days not everyone is clear on the the ARRL's intent seems to be - to be honest I am not sure e
No matter how you weave and spin and dodge, setting up a run frequency between 28.3 and 28.35 is in open violation of the rule. Several stations (and not all DX, as if that matters) were camped in th
You are correct - that is the rule. There have be all sorts of comments on here over the past few days about this rule - and it seems clear that not everyone is on the same page. I was trying to clea
But the rules state that "the frequencies from 28.3 to 28.35 Mhz are designated as a non-contest window". To me that says you can't answer anyone there either! Pete, C6A/K2PS -- CQ-Contest on WWW: ht
This is why I suggested everyone read it. I quote..."You won't incur any penalty or risk by answering them..." You can read the entire text here: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/9812/0146.html
Guess it goes something like this..... Stations aren't allowed to CQ in the 28.3-28.35 segment, and if they do, (assuming adequate enforcement) they are DQ'd, and you lose the QSO from your log. In a
I fail to see how anyone could not understand the rule. It's in simple English, is not contridictory, and provides no exceptions. Just what is so hard to understand about that? And I find it hard to
Personally, I didn't hear a single US station calling CQ in this window. All DX. And if you don't DQ the violators, just what rules do you take a stand on? Are we to also ignor the couple of stations
Pete, You're right of course, but the jail-house lawyers have taken the second sentence of that rule ("Stations may not call CQ contest in this window.") to mean that "non-contest" just means you can
On Thursday, December 16, 1999 5:40 PM, K4SB [SMTP:k4sb@mindspring.com] wrote: The "no-contest" zone is from 28.300 to 28.350. That's not the entire Tech band. They can operate from 28.1- 28.5. Phone