[CQ-Contest] RULES CHANGE.....PLEASE

[N7MAL]

Well Pete I'm not associated with and don't support any club or team.
Included is the packet-cluster log. You call it what you want I call it
"pimping". It is soliciting contacts for W3AO  by members of PVRC to benefit
PVRC and I believe it should be grounds to disqualify  W3AO.

223500.0  W3AO        24-Jun-2001 1632Z  FM                        K <W4XP>
144190.0  W3AO        24-Jun-2001 1607Z                                K
<K3SX>
 28020.0   W3AO        24-Jun-2001 1542Z  21A MD PVRC      K <K3SKE>
  3920.0    W3AO        24-Jun-2001 1452Z  21A MDSH/D         K <K3SKE>
  7233.0    W3AO        24-Jun-2001 1450Z  21A MD                  K <K3SKE>
 14224.0   W3AO        24-Jun-2001 1448Z  21A MD                   K <K3SKE>
 21360.0   W3AO        24-Jun-2001 1447Z  21a md                     K
<K3SKE>
 28467.0   W3AO        24-Jun-2001 1447Z  21A md                    K
<K3SKE>
  3862.5    W3AO        24-Jun-2001 0628Z  Go PVRC!!!             K <WX3B>
 21394.0   W3AO        24-Jun-2001 0308Z                                   K
<K3SX>

MAL               N7MAL
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
http://www.ctaz.com/~suzyq/N7mal.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr at contesting.com>
To: <cq-Contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 02:12
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] RULES CHANGE.....PLEASE


>
> At 07:24 PM 6/24/01 -0000, N7MAL wrote:
> >
> >I wonder if the ARRL in it's infinite wisdom could find it in its heart
to
> >add a Field Day rule change outlawing packet-cluster spots for use in
Field
> >Day. The obvious "pimping" for the PVRC club station, by PVRC members,
was
> >ridiculous. I would venture to guess 99% of the Field Day stations don't
> >waste resources setting up a packet-cluster monitoring station, so what
> >possible purpose could be served by spotting Field Day stations. Unless,
of
> >course, you're such a loser you couldn't find a Field Station to work
> >without the aid of the DX packet-cluster.
>
> Boy, this offended me.  Maybe N7MAL was supporting some other team?
> "Pimping" strikes me as way out of line.  As a PVRC member, I can tell the
> world that there was no concerted c;ub effort to promote W3AO.  I wanted
to
> work them on all 12 HF band/modes, which is no easy matter from 100 miles
> away.  I found them mostly without spots, but in a few occasions I was
glad
> to have them.  Do I feel "pimped?"  Get real.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> No, no ... that's WEST Virginia
>
>
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