[CQ-Contest] Isn't the contest over?

[Henk Remijn PA5KT]

Not everybody sees radiocontesting as Radio"sport". Most of them see it 
as just some fun on a weekend and they dont care about rules.
They sent in the log as non-assisted low-power because their program 
defaults to that, even if they run 5kW and full cluster.

It is better to educate them (like Tree suggest), see what the reaction 
is and if they insist in the practice report them to the contest organizer.

73 Henk PA5KT.


Op 24-02-2012 19:24, Shane Mattson-->K1ZR schreef:
> As I read through this I checked my calendar to see if today was April 1st.
> If this is this really happening it's grounds for DQ IMO.
>
> Shane K1ZR
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tree
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 1:03 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Isn't the contest over?
>
> Seems there is a station sending out e-mails asking people to correct his
> exchange for the ARRL DX Contest.  Seems that perhaps the power he sent was
> too high.
>
> I am AMAZED that anyone in radiosport thinks this is a good idea.  A ham
> radio contest is supposed to be all about a two way exchange of information
> on the radio.  If you sent a certain power level during the contest - that
> is the "correct" thing for people to have logged.
>
> Anyone who feels that the internet is part of this game should be DQ'd.
> The contest ended last Sunday.
>
> If you get such an e-mail - I encourage you to do two things:
>
> - not make the change.  The log checker will notice what most people logged.
> - use this as an opportunity to educate the person sending you the e-mail
>
> 73 Tree N6TR
> tree at kkn.net
> _______________________________________________
>

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