If we adopt the semi pro outlook you note for contesting, we might give serious consideration to just hangin' it up. Yes, there are stations that have an amazing amount of effort and money put into t
Yes, in Belgium there's always the possibility that your FD station gets a visit from an UBA official. You don't know who or when or how - but the possibility is there. I was one of those in 2005. O
At least the DARC is doing this for the Field Day. Doug Smith schreef: -- Henk Remijn PA5KT email: pa5kt@remijn.net www: www.remijn.net _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mail
Inspection during the contest? No problem - always welcome! But: 1. I can offer a small table in the corner of the room. 2. The visitor must promisse me to be silence whatever whenever. 3. I am smoke
Author: "John T. Laney III" <k4bai@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:33:44 -0400
Inspectors are welcome at my station or anywhere I am operating as far as I am concerned. I hope they can avoid being too disruptive. I have been operating at multi op stations in the US and abroad s
...snip... ...snip.. Mike, The problem is 99.9% of the stations ARE clean, but you know, and I know, and I think everyone here knows that there are some stations out there that aren't (people have al
Frankly, because in any competitive venture, there are some folks who are "hyper competitive" and will do what it takes "to win" - it starts with small rule bending, and then when other folks start b
Peter, Do you know what the inspector's function specifically is? FD is sort of a gray area, as technically it isn't a contest (well here any way). Have stations been disqualified? Just curious, unti
See that's the weird thing. People are caught cheating. They are DQ'ed. The system works. So what do we do? In our reactionary dudgeon, we add some more rules, when in fact the old ones worked. Okay,
How would one go about inspecting a remote operated station? Do you have an idea of how many folks watch your live camera action now David? Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro
There's a reason for that. Most all Hams don't cheat. I'll bet it was great fun looking at all the FD radio stations. -73 de Mike N3LI - _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mai
This is what I read in the rules. Did I miss something? "8. A competitor who wishes to be judged for a top score in their category must agree to a potential visitation at any time during the contest
I haven't checked the report in a while but they stay busy during contest weekends. David Robbins K1TTT e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net web: http://www.k1ttt.net AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://
Joe - I understand what you're saying, but it's not a great argument. First the amplifier reviews I read (on eHam.net, in case anyone was wondering) where talking about amps running 4K + output, some
<CQ can't inspect my station, I have philosophical objections to >that, so I'm "pre-disqualified". There might be other stations >and Ops who feel the same way. Lets look at the rule...."A competitor
First they expose your logs to public view. Now they expect (without a warrant based on "probable cause") on-demand access to inspect your operation. Regardless of the jeremiads about "all the money
I agree 100%. Why else would people spend extra money on expensive feedlines, or better bandpass filters, or ... well, you name it. (I'll concede that bigger antennas generally have a better pattern
It's going to get worse before it gets better. Perhaps next we will be forced to place a camera in our shacks and record the entire contest, both video and audio. Then when it is discovered people ar
Hey, we're making progress. "A competitor contacted by the CQ WW Contest Commmittee prior to the contest must agree to a scheduled visitation by a representative of the CQ WW CC during the contest. F