This is a matter of rules intepretation of both contest rules and rules
promulgated by the respective licensing authorities. You could read the FCC
regs to require a callsign be given after each and every QSO or you could
read the regs to require a callsign every ten minutes.
To my knowledge, the FCC has not cited any contest station (under its
jurisdiction) for violating the FCC callsign identification provisions.
73 Rich NN3W
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Maxey" <ah8dx@msn.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 1:15 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] BOGUS QSO RATES!
>
> Timo,
>
> I respect your list and every operator that has operated a contest but
> unfortunately this QSO RATE LIST is "BOGUS".
>
> In order to make each and every qso valid, you must identify your call
> sign. That is somewhere in your transmission while qso'ing with the other
> station. If you do not identify yourself properly with the call sign you
> are using, the qso in "INVALID".
>
> There is nothing worse during a contest than to come on a frequency and
> have an op running them at a high rate of speed only to give his call sign
> after he has worked 20 guys or so.
>
> I have made it a practice to identify with my call sign each and every
> time. You can record me running them in a contest to verify.
>
> The problem starts with the committtee; I guess since they don't do
> anything about it, it is ok.
>
> I find it interesting that the committee speaks about cheating but
> overlooks this basic cheating practice.
>
> www.ah8dx.wordpress.com
>
> I encourage operators in future contests to operate the correct way and
> uphold the ham operating standards on the band in order to keep the bands
> civilized. No wonder we hear so much crap on the air with guys operating
> however they wish.
>
> 73,
>
> Craig, AH8DX & 8R1EA
>
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