Because the contest hasn't officially started? Greg K4NO Listening and/or transmitting in the time (minutes? hours?) leading up to the official starting time of the SS is operating, and must be added
And in addition, everyone at the WRTC was using similarily equipped stations at a geographically similar location. When we get that level of a playing field in regular contests, maybe we can start to
How about in VHF contesting, where rovers post their route ahead of time? Or getting on the local repeater announcing your rover route? Or announcing at the club meeting or club saturday breakfast th
So then any casual QSOs I make before the SS starts, even if they aren't to hold a frequency, must be added to my 24 hour limit? Wouldn't that also limit me to what bands I operate on? If I make a QS
And how much time before the contest starts--10 minutes--half hour--3 days--a week? If you get on during the week before the contest starts to check propagation to VY1 land, does that count as contes
Ditto. In fact, isn't it against the rules of contests, by definition, to add operating time OUTSIDE the defined contest period? Ted W4NZ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest ma
Let me get this straight: If I work a station once the contest starts, I might be cited as having heard that station before the contest started. (How can I prove I didn't?) If I don't listen before t
As much of a stickler as I am for the "spirit of the rules" and contest ethics, I must agree with Ken on this. In 31 years of contesting, warming up on the air *before* a contest starts has never bee
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:22:33 +0000
Let's think about where we're going with this. Do we really want a set of rules that would punish an OPERATOR for OPERATING his RADIO? Once upon a time some guys would remember the calls of the first
I didn't mean to imply that "warming up" before 2100Z should count as operating time. We all need a lap or two around the track and a few stretching exercises before the starting gun. But I still bel
Steve, Haven't you heard? Starting with the 2006 contest season it will be illegal to have a human Radioman on the premises during the contest. Just a lot of cluster-robots working each other. 73, d
_________________________________________________________ As I recall, the original question was about transmitting in order to: 1. Attract attention without actually making contest QSOs. 2. Establis
Rubber clocking isn't even the same thing, since it involves lying about the time a station was worked. Manually scanning the bands to find the QRG of a number of stations before the opening bell do
Well, as to contacting folks before the contest, I rarely hear any QSOs involving an exchange of requisite Contest QSO information and I certainly don't see anybody logging those contacts. In fact, d
contrary, that clocking. involves lying about number of stations before you still have to work and build a radio' have an Agreed. Unless you're entering in the SWL category, making a QSO is what gets
Quack input I warm up for about 15 minutes and have never had anyone try to get the contest exchange before the event starts. I might already have somone in the log and when the clock ticks over to 2
On Nov 14, 2004, at 12:28 PM, Jim Cain wrote: Listening and/or transmitting in the time (minutes? hours?) leading up to the official starting time of the SS is operating, and must be added to the 24
On Nov 13, 2004, at 8:54 PM, Steve London wrote: Neither listening before the start, nor warming up a frequency, was allowed in the 3 WRTC's that I competed in. I think that sets a pretty good exampl
OK U PRE-CONTEST JUDGES When it starts it starts >>>>> Then your CLOCK starts 2100Z or 00:00 or whenever Quack _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@conte
An interesting discussion, with lots of divergent opinions.... Questionable practice: 1) Tuning the bands prior to the contest, and loading up your bandmap. You have, in essence, extended the contest