[CQ-Contest] Looking in the mirror

[Paul J. Piercey]

Technically, no, because it is not a dx spotting network.


73 -- Paul VO1HE  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Hoppe
> Sent: December 1, 2006 02:43
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Looking in the mirror
> 
> Since you are on the subject of "assisted" or not... What 
> about these partial call data bases?  Some of us copy the 
> whole call and ask for a repeat (or two) if needed.  Would 
> using a partial call database or a database from last year's 
> contest to fill in the exchange constitute getting assistance?
> 
> Inquiring minds want to know...
> Pat
> WW9R  
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tree
> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 2:29 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Looking in the mirror
> 
> 
> Shelby - K4WW writes:
> 
> > IMHO, all of this becomes moot, if, after any/all 
> contest(s), you can 
> > look yourself in the mirror, and be convinced that, 
> regardless of the 
> > category, you did everything within your power to "observe all 
> > competition rules for fair and ethical operation as well as all 
> > regulations for Amateur Radio in my country." I was taught, very 
> > early, that operating within the spirit
> and
> > intent of the rules was far more important than the score, or the
> placement
> > of that score, among all others! So far..."it works for me"!
> 
> I think part of the problem is that we have different tints 
> on our mirrors, and what one person might think is an okay 
> practice is seen as being not okay by someone else.  One of 
> the great values of a list like cq-contest, is that we can 
> discuss some of these finer points and hopefully have some 
> kind of consensus on what is, and what isn't, accceptable.
> 
> I believe that those stations who are in contention to make 
> the top ten, or a new record, need to hold themselves up to 
> the highest interpretation of the rules.  If WB5WBW who is 
> trying to work a clean sweep with 100 watts and a dipole 
> happens to ask WB5BWB across town if he has found VE8/VY1 
> yet, that isn't such a big deal.  However, if I was operating 
> W5WMU and needed a multiplier, I would think everyone would 
> have the expectation that I would do that without asking 
> anyone for help.
> 
> If I started saying: "Where is VE8?" and someone looked at 
> their packet screen and told me - is that not getting 
> assistance in spotting?  This isn't even a gray area in the 
> rules in my opinion.  It gets worse on SSB, where the loud 
> stations often have an audience during the contest - and many 
> of them are happy to help out if they have the opportunity.
> 
> Tree N6TR
> tree at kkn.net
> 
> PS: The correct answer to someone asking where VE8 is - would be:
> "Between VE7 and KL7".  :-)
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