[CQ-Contest] Improper WPX Exchanges

[ku8e at bellsouth.net]

EI5DI wrote :

Why should anyone worry?  Sure, "it's in the rules", but
why is it in the rules when

  1.  It is always 59

  2.  Your software has already inserted 59

  3.  Even if it's not 59, you might as well leave it as 59,
      because it is not cross-checked.

  4.  You will not lose points by logging an "incorrect" report.

The mindless repetition of 59 is a handicap applied to all
entrants. 

Rather than getting indignant about the stations that leave
it out, get indignant with the inertia of contest sponsors. 

Asking for a rule change does not work.  Demonstrating that
the rule is redundant may work.  4O3A, ZW2D and N7DD should
be commended for their common sense.
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Paul,

  Using your logic :

   Why do we need to exchange our zones in CQWW DX? We already know the zones of the
  stations we work with the exception of the USA. Most contest programs automatically insert
  14 when I work an EI. You have to send something for the exchange and in the case of CQWW
  you send your CQ zone.

  Many contests have what some would consider obsolete rules but the bottom line is you still have to follow them.  If you knowingly break a rule then it should be grounds for disqualification.


Jeff, KU8E