[CQ-Contest] Station Inspections

[K1TTT]

I haven't checked the report in a while but they stay busy during contest
weekends.


David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julius Fazekas [mailto:phriendly1 at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 13:28
> To: 'CQ-Contest'; K1TTT
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Station Inspections
> 
> How would one go about inspecting a remote operated station?
> 
> Do you have an idea of how many folks watch your live camera action now
> David?
> 
> Julius Fazekas
> N2WN
> 
> Tennessee Contest Group
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> 
> Tennessee QSO Party: Sunday, 6 Sept 2009
> http://www.tnqp.org/
> 
> Elecraft K2/100 #4455
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> 
> 
> --- On Thu, 8/13/09, K1TTT <K1TTT at ARRL.NET> wrote:
> 
> > From: K1TTT <K1TTT at ARRL.NET>
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Station Inspections
> > To: "'CQ-Contest'" <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
> > Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 6:30 PM
> > I say great, let them inspect... or
> > watch on my webcams that are already
> > running if they want.  But I'm sure its not stations
> > that come in routinely
> > in the middle of the pack they will be looking at.
> > I'm just wondering how
> > they are going to pay for the visits and who is going to
> > take time out from
> > contesting to go do them.
> >
> >
> > David Robbins K1TTT
> > e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
> > web: http://www.k1ttt.net
> > AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Dick Green WC1M [mailto:wc1m73 at gmail.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 20:32
> > > To: 'Barry'; CQ-Contest
> > > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Station Inspections
> > >
> > > I won't comment on the merits of the rule, but I'd
> > like to point out that
> > > many participants consider contesting much, much more
> > than a hobby.
> > >
> > > There may not be big prizes and millions in
> > endorsements, but a *lot* of
> > > money gets spent on contest stations. It's easily tens
> > of millions of
> > > dollars worldwide, especially when you consider land
> > costs. Some of the
> > > top
> > > contending stations have cost well over $100,000 to
> > build, and some have
> > > even cost hundreds of thousands.
> > >
> > > You can add to the dollar cost many thousands of
> > man-hours to design,
> > > build
> > > and maintain the stations, as well as the time spent
> > operating and
> > > learning
> > > how to operate better. And some of those hours, on the
> > tower or in the
> > > chair, are very strenuous indeed.
> > >
> > > Many of our fellow contesters have pursued this
> > passion for decades, since
> > > they were teenagers or younger, pouring enormous
> > amounts of financial,
> > > physical, mental, intellectual and emotional resources
> > into the quest.
> > > These
> > > people care very deeply about the results and even
> > more deeply about
> > > fairness of the game.
> > >
> > > There may be reasons why CQ shouldn't use inspectors
> > or DQ people for 5
> > > years for failing to cooperate, but contesting not
> > being important enough
> > > to
> > > deserve the scrutiny isn't one of them.
> > >
> > > 73, Dick WC1M
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Barry [mailto:w2up at comcast.net]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:51 AM
> > > > To: CQ-Contest
> > > > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Station Inspections
> > > >
> > > > <sarcasm>Inspections are essential.
> > After all, the stakes are very
> > > > high.  Big prizes, millions in endorsements,
> > picture on a Wheaties
> > > > box...</sarcasm>
> > > > Barry W2UP
> > > >
> > > > K0HB wrote:
> > > > > It's come to this.  Below is an excerpt
> > from CQWW 2009 rules posted at
> > > > > http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/WWDXContestRules%20200973109.pdf
> > > > >
> > > > >    "A competitor contacted by the
> > CQ
> > > > >     WW Contest
> > Commmittee prior to the
> > > > >     contest must agree
> > to a scheduled visitation
> > > > >     by a representative
> > of the CQ
> > > > >     WW CC during the
> > contest. Failure of
> > > > >     the entrant to
> > respond to our correspondence
> > > > >     or to allow an
> > observer full
> > > > >     access to the
> > contest QTH will result in
> > > > >     the entrant's call
> > being removed from
> > > > >     award eligibility
> > for 5 years."
> > > > >
> > > > > 73, de Hans, K0HB
> > > > > Sea stories here ---> http://k0hb.spaces.live.com/
> > > > > Search my log at ---> http://dx.qsl.net/cgi-bin/logform.cgi?k0hb
> > > > >
> > > > >
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