[CQ-Contest] The OO Strikes Back

[Lou Mecseri]

Are OOs responsible to monitor SSB intruders in the 10, 12, 21 m CW bands?
What do they do with the collected information. What does FCC doing about
the problem?

73s

Lou  KE1F

----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Notarius WN3VAW <wn3vaw at fyi.net>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 13:19 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] The OO Strikes Back


: In amongst today's mail was  my first "QSL" from the ARRL DX Phone -- an
OO
: notice complaining about my contact with one of the Italian 2x1's -- an
Out
: of Band violation, to be specific.  Now, interestingly enough, it doesn't
: say what frequency I was allegedly on, but informed me that on 20 I should
: stay below 14.347 (which I thought I had).  Even more interesting, the
: entire form and most of the information EXCEPT for my call, the DX call, &
: the time of the infraction was filled out in advance and photocopied.
:
: My point here is not per se to berate the OO.  My point is that we must
all
: watch the band edges in contests, as there are obviously people prepared,
: eager, and ready with the OO forms.  Maybe just a little too prepared to
my
: tastes.
:
: 73, ron wn3vaw
:
: "What's wrong with being an angry prophet denouncing the hypocrisies of
our
: time?"  --  Howard Beale
:
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