[CQ-Contest] Live Audio - K5ZD for CQ WW CW

[Randy Thompson]

The non-amateur means rule applies only during the contest.  You can take
out network TV adverts before the contest announcing your operation if you
want.

As for the motivation to work one station over another, there are many
elements of that.  Some guys only work rare stations.  Does that make it
unfair to be rare? Some guys only work their friends. Or the loudest
signals. Is it unfair to be well known or loud? 

Based on feedback and web logs, it appears most of the guys who listen to
the streaming audio are in a position where they can't get to a radio (they
are at work, on a trip, don't have a station, etc.).  So it lets them
experience the contest.  This is a good thing.

The majority of comments I received were from guys who enjoyed the
opportunity to listen to the recording and hear how their signal sounded. I
could provide this just by saying I will post the recorded audio on the web.
(And I plan to!)

The transparency of publicly available audio requires you to be on the top
of your game.  The mistakes and faux pas are there for all to see.

You can judge for yourself during the weekend by listening to the audio
stream at http://www.k5zd.com/live

Good luck to everyone in the contest this weekend!

Randy, K5ZD


> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of 
> k3bu at optonline.net
> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 4:46 AM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Live Audio - K5ZD for CQ WW CW
> 
> 
> 
> > > Hmmmm, like soliciting contest QSOs by non-amateur means?
> > 
> > You lost me here. How does this involve soliciting QSOs at all?
> > 
> > 73,
> > Dave KM3T
> 
>  
> Posting on Internet (non-amateur means) that station will be 
> using live streaming of own audio, where you can hear 
> yourself working that station in real time (~15 sec delay). 
> So if I am casual contester, I will work that station, to 
> hear myself, give him a point, while passing by the other 
> regular W/K stations. The same goes for streaming video - 
> invitation, solicitation of QSOs by non-amateur means. 
>  
> 73 Yuri, K3BU