I must disagree with the senior senator from Texas on this point. I am not sure the line is that black and white. I wish it were. Comparing the random acts of kindness of 30 years ago to the ones of
The distinction I see between what is OK and what isn't OK is a simple one. An unassisted operator must not solicit for assistance on his run frequency, key word being "solicit". That means, no askin
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 17:40:51 -0000
It doesn't matter. Unless it is proven that you coordinated with one or more others to get this info or you are DIRECTLY connected to or using a spotting network, you are unassisted according to the
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- In the ARRL contests, it does not matter if the info was solicited or not. Quoting from the ARRL White Paper on contest practices: "The only time there's a probl
Thanks to all for some interesting reading. I'll chime in with N2NL and all those who maintain that there is a "high road" and a "low road" in this question. Doing well in Sweepstakes when your succe
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 18:28:31 -0000
The passage you've quoted seems to be contrary to what you are proposing. "The only time" alludes to when a group or individual makes a conscious affort to skew the results to the advantage of anoth
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 18:32:46 -0000
<SNIP> Good Point. Once the rules of a contest state this, I'll be happy to comply. 73 -- Paul VO1HE _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com
A couple of years ago was doing my usual S&P from Kansas on 15M I think. S9SS was way over S9 calling CQ with no takers. I had already worked him, but in an act of encouragement called him to tell hi
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- One spot from one station given only one time can indeed influence the outcome of a contest. In the first RTTY contest I ever entered, I won the 7th district cer
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- Not so, at least in ARRL contests. The ARRL White Paper on contest practices states that information casually overheard is fair game for unassisted operators. It
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 19:02:55 -0000
I'll grant you that one contact or mult can make a difference but, as I stated and with reference to the rule quoted it the initial posting, I believe you would have to be, provably, the only one th
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- I don't think you would have to be the only one. I can visualize a situation where somebody decides to help only members of his club. He finds their operating fr