[CQ-Contest] Self Spotting

[Tim Duffy K3LR]

This is not true, the largest DX contest has enforced packet use on many occasions during the past several years. A little research into claimed category vs. published (final results) category for several stations will reveal that the rules are being enforced.

73!
Tim K3LR

ku8e at bellsouth.net wrote:

>  Al,
>
>  I think the case that most have made for removing packet is that people get away with cheating (i.e claiming SO when they are SOA) and the contest sponsors
> don't do anything about it.
>
>  I guess I am just old fashioned and my reason for removing it is that it makes
> contesting for some like shooting ducks in a pond. You just point and shoot. It
> doesn't take much skill to do that...
>
>                               Jeff
>
> >
> > From: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <frugoli at worldlinkisp.com>
> > Date: 2004/03/31 Wed PM 08:36:09 EST
> > To: cq-contest at contesting.com,  ku8e at bellsouth.net
> > Subject: Re: Re: [CQ-Contest] Self Spotting
> >
> > KU8E wrote:
> > >
> > >   The packet issue has been discussed for a long time and it seems to me that the majority favor removing it from contesting.  Now it's time for the contest
> > > sponsors to react....
> >
> > Whoa!  I think most favor the rules being enforced, not just doing away with packet because contesters sometimes break that rule.  If we follow that logic we should do away with the 10 minute rule, because sometimes contesters break it - we should do away with power categories, because sometimes contesters break that rule.  Where does it stop?  K1TTT has shown us techniques for identifying potential self spotters.  I think the contests sponsors need to take action on this empirical information, not the kind of "it seems to me" information you talk about.
> >
> > 73 de Al, KE1FO
> >
> >
>
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