How does one define "abuse" of the system? Who owns the rules? Who are
the enlightened, privileged ones who gets to define "abuse"? Just the
contest committees, who necessarily have that in their job
description.
Self-spotting is forbidden in contest rules, as is use of spots by
unassisted entry categories. Aside from that?
Nothing down that I know of sets any numeric limits for spotting or
any such. Nor is there anything that says you can only spot stations
in which you have no personal interest.
All the rest is just a personal take (horrors, an attempt to impose
one's own personal druthers on the masses?).
Try carefully defining "abuse" and make the case for the definition,
if you can. A contest committee might be listening, then again, maybe
not.
73, Guy.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jamie Dupree" <ns3t@arrl.net>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 5:06 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Fw: NS3T's wild accusation
>
> Dave -
>
> Thanks for your note.
>
> I am making no accusation of any wrongdoing by KA6BIM. I'm sorry
you
> see it differently. I merely ran some numbers. I don't believe
> you did anything wrong at all.
>
> I'm just searching for people who are abusing the system with
> multiple spots of other stations.
>
> Hope to work you sometime down the line.
>
> 73s
> Jamie NS3T
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dave Tucker" <ddddd@attbi.com>
> > To: <CQ-Contest@contesting.com>
> > Cc: <ns3t@arrl.net>
> > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 1:06 PM
> > Subject: NS3T's wild accusation
> >
> >
> > > Below is an accusation by NS3T regarding self spotting. I would
like to
> > set
> > > the record
> > > straight for one and all
> > >
> > > I made a concentrated effort to spot stations during the WPX
whenever I
> > was
> > > in S&P
> > > mode. I was very active and probably sent over 350 spots. Many
were
> dx,
> > > many were
> > > domestic. Some more than once. That I happened to spot NR6O
numerous
> > times
> > > is in
> > > no way a violation of any rule. Where does it state that you can
only
> spot
> > a
> > > station
> > > once? As far as 4 times on 10 meters, well what can I say,
that's my
> > > favorite band.
> > > NR6O happens to be a station that I am familiar with and in fact
was in
> > > friendly
> > > competition with. I was not at NR6O. There are numberous East
and
> West
> > > coast
> > > stations that I spotted more than once. Maybe he is just miffed
because
> I
> > > didn't happen
> > > to run across him. I hope you all were able to work them and I
> > appreciated
> > > the spots
> > > that others posted.
> > >
> > > Lets keep these unfounded accusations out of here, we don't need
this
> crap
> > > in our hobby.
> > >
> > > Dave Tucker KA6BIM
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Quote from NS3T on CQ-Contest reflector:
> > >
> > > "After going thru some 17,000 spots from the CQ WPX SSB
> > > contest over
> > > the past week, I figured it was time to share some of my work
with the
> > > reflector. As in the ARRL DX contests, I again found evidence
of
> > > disguised self-spotting by a number of stations - that will be
forwarded
> > > to those in charge of the WPX contest.
> > >
> > > I thought I would start by giving some stats on stations that
frequently
> > > spotted another station during the contest. I've seen people
say that
> > > they figure 2 spots per band is "reasonable" for a 48 hour
contest; some
> > > of these certainly exceed that. I am just listing the top ten.
> > >
> > > MOST SPOTS OF ANOTHER STATION DURING CQ WPX
> > >
> > > 1) IR3P spotted FM5GU 30 times - - 15 spots were on 20 meters.
> > >
> > > 2t) S51QN spotted S58M 28 times - - 15 times on 20m.
> > >
> > > 2t) CE4VCN spots CB4A 28 times - - 12 spots on 15 meters.
> > >
> > > 4t) OK1WWJ spots OL5T 21 times- - 5 each on 80 and 40 meters.
> > >
> > > 4t) RK3QWA spotted 5B4/R3CC 21 times (9x on 10 meters.)
> > >
> > > 6) N2QER - 13 spots of NY6DX - - 5 spots on both 10/15 meters.
> > >
> > > 7) UR7IJQ spotted US7IGF 12 times - all were on 15 meters.
> > >
> > > 8t) KA6BIM spotted NR6O 11 times - 4 were on 10 meters.
> > >
> > > 8t) PY2SBY spotted PU2WDX 11 times - all on 10 meters.
> > > PU2WDX in turn spotted PY2SBY 6 times on 10 meters.
> > >
> > > 10) KC5JSO spotted T93M/HI9 10 times - five were on 10m.
> > >
> > >
> > > More later.
> > >
> > > Jamie NS3T"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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