[CQ-Contest] IARU Contest Rulrs.

[Ken Alexander]

Forgive me for jumping in without reading everything leading up to this.

To me, it looks like the use of "non-amateur means..." is an ethical lapse at worst because "inconsistent with..." doesn't explicitly forbid the practice.  It just seems to frown upon it.

73,

Ken Alexander
VE3HLS



________________________________
 From: Tom W8JI <w8ji at w8ji.com>
To: brian coyne <g4odv at yahoo.co.uk>; cq-contest at contesting.com 
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 7:45:31 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] IARU Contest Rulrs.
 
6.4. The use of non-amateur radio means of communications (e.g. telephone or 
the Internet) for the purpose of soliciting a contact (or contacts) during 
the contest period is inconsistent with the spirit and intent of these 
rules.>>>

That is poorly worded, because it can be taken to mean two things:

1.) It can mean we cannot do that just in the contest period, but arranging 
a contact before the contest period is OK.

2.) It can also mean we cannot prearrange or solict any contest period 
contacts, even before the event starts.

Technically, the way it is written means we can't ever have a sked or can't 
ever arrange a contact even BEFORE the event starts, but some might read it 
like this:

6.4. The use of non-amateur radio means of communications (e.g. telephone or 
the Internet) for the purpose of soliciting a contact (or contacts), during 
the contest period, is inconsistent with the spirit and intent of these 
rules.

Wait until Nancy Grace gets hold of this. :-) 

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