[CQ-Contest] Casual vs organized "alerting"

[K0HB]

> [Original Message]
> From: Ev Tupis <w2ev at yahoo.com>
> To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Date: 12/1/2006 12:00:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Casual vs organized "alerting"
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Robert Naumann <w5ov at w5ov.com>
>
> While I understand the intent here to do things totally on your own, the
reality is that if I was calling CQ in SS, and someone randomly drops by
and says "hey Oven, VY1JA is up 10 if you need him", I would not hesitate
to go up 10 and work Jay. How could I ignore that information? Why should
I? Is there a limit to how long I should ignore it? 10 minutes, an hour...
what if Jay QSYs up 2? Would it be OK then? What if he never QSYs for the
rest of
> the contest? Is he off-limits to me because someone I did not ask to help
me told me about Jay's whereabouts? No way.
> ---------------------------
>
> What are the thoughts of list members as to addressing Bob's items above? 
>
> Ev, W2EV
>

Since it was an unsolicited comment informally obtained, and not part of an
organized scheme or spotting network, I would in good conscience twirl the
big black knob clockwise 10 Kc/s and verify the information.

73 es beep beep,

de Hans, K0HB
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