[CQ-Contest] Ethics

[David Levine]

Just referencing your one snippet:

And contrary to the statement made earlier by someone that this is a
0.1% problem.  It absolutely is not.  I hear dozens of out of band Qs
every contest on 40M as stations call simplex on EU stations running
split.  I am assuming most are using the cluster to point and shout and
not watching what they are doing.but that is just an assumption on my

Based on what has already been reported, there are 2000 plus logs
*submitted* with an anticipated 4000. That doesn't count anyone that
participated and won't send in a log. 1% of 4000 (just counting logged
users) is 40. If you factor in all the folks that participated, it would be
even less of a percentage.

As someone one said in a meeting, it's like picking fly sh*t out of pepper -
not worth the effort. 

K2DSL - David

-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Edward
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 6:02 AM
To: 'Dick Green WC1M'; cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Ethics

You must be assuming that the log shows frequency data.  In my case, I
am using older software that logs all 20M QSOs as 14000.
 
In general, I disagree with the responsibility of the receiving station
"having any responsibility" of knowing the "other stations regs". Why
pick on VEs as "they should know US regs".  Heck, I don't know VE regs.
I have to assume after hearing decades of VEs working staions simplex on
14150 - 14100 and 7100 - 7000 on SSB that they can legally do that, but
do I KNOW?  Nope.
 
And what of the last few years when an I or a G or HB9 or whatever has
called me on 7188 or even 7225 simplex?  I have no idea whether they can
legally call.  All I know (through the grapevine) is that allocations
are changing so they must have that ability now.
 
I think it is totally unfair to ask the CQing station doing 100+ an hour
to be "hanging out an ethical filter" in the heat of the battle as they
log Qs.
 
And contrary to the statement made earlier by someone that this is a
0.1% problem.  It absolutely is not.  I hear dozens of out of band Qs
every contest on 40M as stations call simplex on EU stations running
split.  I am assuming most are using the cluster to point and shout and
not watching what they are doing.but that is just an assumption on my
part.
 
Ed  N1UR