Ken,
I don't think that the problem is understanding the concept, but
understanding how to enforce it.
Example:
Here in EM04, we have a station that several people really don't like. They
are not contesters and if zz5zzz comes up on FM simplex and works the folks
that he likes and pointedly ignores xx5xxx, should the other contesters be
penalized? I didn't tell zz5zzz not to work xx5xxx, why should my score be
penalized?
I'm against getting people to come up and work only one station for a
competitive advantage, but if there is no collusion, why should I be
penalized for it?
An interesting corollary of this is my planned June rove to all 14 Oklahoma
Grids. My main reason for going to these grids is to get the locals those
grids on 2m and 220 for their VUCC's and while I will work everyone that I
hear (or make skeds with), I will most likely scoot from the grid once all
of the EM04 guys have the grid in their logs. By your definition, are these
"good old boy" QSOs?
Don, NL7CO/EM04
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[mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Kenneth E. Harker
Sent: 01 May 2003 10:17
To: VHF Contesting
Subject: [VHFcontesting] Re: Good Buddy QSOs
On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 01:17:15PM -0700, John Geiger wrote:
> Many times when I enter a HF contest, I do not look to
> maximize my score. I look to work new countries on a
> specific band or mode. I do not answer stations where
> I have already worked that country on that band/mode.
> That does not maximize my score because I pass up some
> QSOs that might even be new mults for that specific
> contest. Does this still make me a legal contester?
> Are the QSOs I make still legal for the other
> stations?
Even in this scenario, presumably you would be just as happy to
work an ST0 as you would be to work VP6/d or a VU4 or a P5 or a
YI. You wouldn't just limit yourself to the 7O DXpedition your
good buddy is a part of because you really want to see him win
the contest, would you?
Good buddy QSOs are all about giving your friends an unfair
advantage. I'm not sure why this is an unclear concept.
> --- "Kenneth E. Harker" <kharker@cs.utexas.edu> wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 03:03:15PM -0400, Hoffman,
> > Mark wrote:
> > >
> > > If I rove
> > for zz2zz, it doesn't mean
> > > that zz2zz SPONSORS me. All it means, is that my
> > interest lies with zz2zz.
> > > Nothing artificial about that.
> >
> > If your contest operation is all about maximizing
> > _your_ contest score, as a
> > rover, then you're right - that's would be operating
> > in good sportsmanship.
> > But, if your contest operation is all about
> > maximizing the score of zz2zz,
> > then I would argue that is not in the spirit of fair
> > competition, and is
> > unsportsmanlike and unethical.
> >
> > --
> >
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