[CQ-Contest] How unethical is this?

[Jack Brindle]

Actually it sounds dangerous. The amount of local QRM here in silicon  
valley is pretty bad, but I just cannot imagine having four or five  
others on the same block all doing the same contest at once. That  
could be excruciating!

Jack Brindle, W6FB

On Nov 13, 2009, at 12:12 PM, Ward Silver wrote:

> First, it's a good thing to see that we're actually having  
> discussions about contest ethics - that's a Good Thing.
>
>> Could I suggest that they get on when I am likely to be on, and  
>> listen
>> for me?  How far do you think I could go, ethically, in getting them
>> to work me?
>
> I don't see any problem with encouraging them to get on and give you  
> a call - along with anybody else they hear.  As long as you don't  
> say something so specific that you've made an exact schedule or  
> don't encourage them to work ONLY you, then by all means, get them  
> on the air!  I'd say something like, "You can probably find me on 20  
> meter phone on Sunday afternoon calling CQ" and let them figure it  
> out from there.  If you were contact number 1 and they went on to  
> make 10 or 20 QSOs, wouldn't that be great?
>
> 73, Ward N0AX
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