[CQ-Contest] web cam solicitation

[robbins at berkshire.net]

Hey, maybe that is why we made the top box m/m for cqww last year!  we can
thank the webcam for all those extra contacts and multipliers!  Just think 
what it will be like when i can stream all 6 stations audio in real time,
we'll probably double our qso's just for those who want to listen to 
themselves from our side.

yeah, like a still picture of the back of someone's head updated ever 5 or
10 minutes is really going to draw in more contacts.  what it does do is to
let non-contesters see into the shack and maybe, just maybe, increases their
interest in contests.  and it lets non-hams have a glimpse of what a ham 
station is and shows them there is more to it than just cw and 73's good 
buddy on repeaters.

> >
> > I'd like to reiterate my view that live web cam broadcasts, and any other
> > use of the internet which may possibly result in increased contest scores,
> > are a clear case of unethical solicitation for contacts whenever applied
> to
> > competitive contesting.  To all of you who have admitted to this activity
> > during your contesting career, I hope that you will seriously consider
> > sending your logs in as check logs whenever you repeat the act.



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>From GARY BELCHER" <kh6gmp at shaka.com  Tue Oct  3 19:05:28 2000
From: GARY BELCHER" <kh6gmp at shaka.com (GARY BELCHER)
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 08:05:28 -1000
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Re: (CQ-Contest) web cam solicitation
Message-ID: <007301c02d64$836cd0a0$be037ece at shaka>


All these exchanges about a webcam being solicitation seems like a waste to
me. If someone is running a webcam its just a little addition to the
'sport'.  In Field Day they want you to get all the publicity for Ham Radio
that you can - thats a great way to do it. I run a webcam all the time, Im
not running it to solicit anything. And if everyone is so worried about what
could be technically called solicitation for contacts, what about announcing
in the DX Newletters (print and internet) where you are going to be
operating (DXPeditions for a big contest operation)?
ALOHA and 73 de KH6GMP
Kailua-Kona Hawaii
On The Big Island



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>From GARY BELCHER" <kh6gmp at shaka.com  Tue Oct  3 19:05:28 2000
From: GARY BELCHER" <kh6gmp at shaka.com (GARY BELCHER)
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 08:05:28 -1000
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Re: (CQ-Contest) web cam solicitation
Message-ID: <007301c02d64$836cd0a0$be037ece at shaka>


All these exchanges about a webcam being solicitation seems like a waste to
me. If someone is running a webcam its just a little addition to the
'sport'.  In Field Day they want you to get all the publicity for Ham Radio
that you can - thats a great way to do it. I run a webcam all the time, Im
not running it to solicit anything. And if everyone is so worried about what
could be technically called solicitation for contacts, what about announcing
in the DX Newletters (print and internet) where you are going to be
operating (DXPeditions for a big contest operation)?
ALOHA and 73 de KH6GMP
Kailua-Kona Hawaii
On The Big Island



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