[CQ-Contest] CQ WW Rules Question/interpretation

Tue Oct 6 16:08:52 PDT 2009

Hi Franki and all,

No controversy intention on my initial message of this thread. I am just pointing to what looks to me like a loose end in the rules.

Before, rules needed little or no clarification, because supposedly everybody knew "the spirit of the law" or the intention of the rule makers when they wrote it, and all players acted accordingly with this intentions. Unfortunately, that is not the case anymore. Too many follow rules with a knowledge of lawyers, walking all the time on the thin line that defines what is ethic and what isn't to take the maximum advantage of these loose ends in a way they know they shouldn't but their interpretation of the law shields them. (No pun intended to lawyers here, carachters, names and places are fictional, just in case, hi hi)

Apart from helper getting RF exposure, the difference between somebody helping to do repair or installation during the contest while the op runs the pile up, and the case of op doing the repair/install by herself or himself lays in the number of QSO's and mults not done while the op is repairing, that will harm his/her final score. If somebody else repairs while op runs the test, there will be a difference compared to the "I am on my own" op's score. I would say that in this case, the helper/repair person contributed positively to the SO final score.

The difference of installing with help of others before contest time and doing it during contest time is in the rule that defines the SO category, it mentions "during official contest time" and who is the only one to "contribute to the final score"

So, I believe that there is a boundary to define here because of this : "contribute to the final score" sentence.
What kind of help during contest time is considered contributive to the final score and which kind isn't?
What contributes during contest time to the final score and what does not?
This brings a consideration: What happens with the ham that, for reasons of health condition or age or fear, can't climb a tower or climb to a roof?

Taking the pizza boy and wife bringing coffee and sandwich (or a fellow ham bringing you a spare headset or TXCVR) to include them in my contest team for my new M/S re-clasification would be a little too much. I also agree with you on this: I don't want more overlays.

73

David  
HK1KXA
EC5KXA

PS : I am not a lawyer.

> From: on5zo at telenet.be
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 19:49:01 +0200
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQ WW Rules Question/interpretation
> 
> >I would say that switching from the monobander to the stack installed by 
> >somebody
> > else while you operated the contest will surely contribute to your score.
> 
> And I would say then: "lucky you!".
> What's the difference with the guy installing your antenna the week before 
> or during the contest? Other than him getting some RF exposure?
> 
> Are we -no, make that: ARE YOU GUYS really going to start this discussion 
> AGAIN? Now about people rigging antennas up the tower? And the timing when 
> this should or cannot be done?
> Then someone will no doubt be bringing up the need for a new category: 
> "Single Op One Rigger" versus "Single Op Tower Crew - party of 5", because a 
> helping hand to tighten bolts surely is assistance. Others will talk about 
> "one boy and his wrench". No no no!!!!! NO!
> 
> A sincere contest op knows what to do and what not to do. Just work the 
> contest and have fun.
> - Franki ON5ZO
> 
> 
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