I contest for fun. If I can win even better but I do it with integrity
and it is not win at all costs. When the fun stops the radio on off
button is depressed and it is on to another hobby.
The cheating has been going on for a very long time. The flow of
information IE, the internet did not exist. Big amps, phone call
scheduling, not single op and claiming so, changing your category the
contest and looking at 3830, after contest log massaging.... and on and
on and on and on and on. Just like in sports the cheaters are usually
one step ahead of the rule changes or testing.
Technology is responsible for some of this. Just look at Skimmer CW and
now Skimmer RTTY products that are available. Both incredible advances
yet have caused quite a stir at least the cw skimmer has in contesting.
I don't know what drives people to cheat or cut corners. Maybe it is
because taking the high road requires more dedication, work and
diligence to stay on the high road.
W0MU
On 8/18/2011 7:14 PM, Jeffrey Clarke wrote:
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> 12. When two or more transmitters are present on a band, either a software
> or hardware device MUST be used to prevent more than one signal at any one
> time;interlocking two or more transmitters on a band with alternating CQs
> (soliciting contacts) is not allowed.
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> A. All Single Operator categories (1A-2C below): only one person (= the
> entrant) can contribute to the final score during the official contest
> period. Call sign alerting assistance of any kind places the entrant in one
> of the Single Operator Assisted categories. For all single operator
> categories, all-band or single-band, only one signal is allowed at any time;
> for the all-band category the operator can change bands at any time.
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> B. Multi-Operator (all-band operation only):
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> For all multi-operator categories: when two or more transmitters are present
> on a band, either a software or hardware device MUST be used to prevent more
> than one signal at any one time;interlocking two or more transmitters on a
> band with alternating CQs is not allowed; any public QSO spotting help is
> allowed. Any number of operators is allowed.
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> Read this rule again. It is for ALL categories not just the Multi-Op
> categories. My guess is that a SO2R entry never transmits two signals on the
> same band. It's usually on a different band. Also see rule A for the Single
> Operator category. It's interesting that a lockout device isn't required for
> the single operator category considering most of the top entrants in this
> class are SO2R. It seems like it would be very easy to accidently transmit
> two signals at a time, especially on CW. I also don't see why it's fair to
> let a SO2R station alternate CQ's on different bands. How can you prove that
> this person is really single-op ? They could be claiming single-op and have
> two operators working two different bands. I can see how you might figure
> out this might be happening on SSB by the operators voice. This would be
> totally impossible to catch on CW.
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> It's very sad what contesting has become today. I have been doing it for 35
> years and I'm getting to the point that I have lost my enthusiasm. I do very
> few full time efforts anymore with all the unfair advantages that exist in
> the rules and all the cheating that's going on.
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> Jeff KU8E
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