Why is it unfair? Because you weren't the subject of the QSO? That makes it
unethical?
No, this isn't unfair, unethical or anything. It's the nature of
competition. If I choose to work only ONE station, that's my perogative. If
it happens to be my buddy, then so much the better. If I choose NOT to work
someone, it it also my perogative.
That's the simple concept here. If you wish to attach the label of "unfair
and unethical" to this, that's your beef.
If a rover legitimately constructs a station (whether from their gear or
borrowed), goes out to East-Bumble, lights the wick and works one station
using legitimate amateur means as prescribed by the contest - WHAT makes
this unethical? The fact they don't work YOU?
If I'm calling CQ, and someone answers me - says "I'm not in the contest,
just wanted to give you a QSO" - then great! I'll take it. I earned that
QSO. I did everything within the rules to earn those points. If that same
person doesn't work you - that's not MY problem. But it sounds like you want
to MAKE it my problem. That's what I'm objecting to.
Let's all try this simple quiz:
1) Who has NEVER made a "good buddy QSO"?
2) Who has NEVER worked one station over another?
My answer to both are NOT ME. That makes me a bad person, an unethical
contester, and an unfair competitor. Yep. DQ me for life, Dan Henderson. I'm
bad people....
Mark, K2AXX
ABCD9EFGHIJP
FN12cs
> 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.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
> > > Kenneth E. Harker "Vox Clamantis in Deserto"
> > > kharker@cs.utexas.edu
> > > University of Texas at Austin
> > > Amateur Radio Callsign: WM5R
> > > Department of the Computer Sciences Central
> > > Texas DX & Contest Club
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> > > Austin, TX 78712-1188 USA
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