At 06:34 PM 12/12/98 , Trey Garlough wrote:
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>> In listening there, it seems a LOT of people are gonna get
>> disqualified. There are sure a lot operating in that area.
>
>The contest-free zone idea was ill-conceived from the outset.
>Here is one example of how it is broken:
>
>The "contest-free zone" is 28300-28350. The novice band in Argentina
>is 28300-28350. So what about LU novices that want to operate the
>contest? Are they going to be disqualified for operating at
>28300-28350? How about W stations who answer "CQ contest" calls made
>by LU novices between 28300 and 28350? This is broken.
I read the actual ARRL rules before the contest.
>From the rules on the ARRL page:
www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/98/rules-10m.html
6.4. The frequencies from 28.3 through 28.35 MHz are designated as a
non-contest window (This means that stations may not call CQ
contest in this window.).
So, if I heard a station I needed in the CFZ, I had no moral problem
working him/her. (I didn't call CQ.) I definitely made a point to
follow the rule and not CQ there myself.
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