Try listening just above the band edge during a contest and you will quickly
realize why the OO has to have the form preprinted except for the call,
etc., in order to even hope of keeping up with the violators...
Denny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Notarius WN3VAW" <wn3vaw@fyi.net>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 1:19 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] The OO Strikes Back
> In amongst today's mail was my first "QSL" from the ARRL DX Phone -- an
OO
> notice complaining about my contact with one of the Italian 2x1's -- an
Out
> of Band violation, to be specific. Now, interestingly enough, it doesn't
> say what frequency I was allegedly on, but informed me that on 20 I should
> stay below 14.347 (which I thought I had). Even more interesting, the
> entire form and most of the information EXCEPT for my call, the DX call, &
> the time of the infraction was filled out in advance and photocopied.
>
> My point here is not per se to berate the OO. My point is that we must
all
> watch the band edges in contests, as there are obviously people prepared,
> eager, and ready with the OO forms. Maybe just a little too prepared to
my
> tastes.
>
> 73, ron wn3vaw
>
> "What's wrong with being an angry prophet denouncing the hypocrisies of
our
> time?" -- Howard Beale
>
>
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