[CQ-Contest] KP2MM Disqualified in ARRL CW 2012

[Dick Green WC1M]

Dave, I'm not ignoring anything. You have presented this statement...

> In fact, for Yuri's log to be accepted as Single Operator the ARRL would
> have to implicitly determine that KV4FZ was indeed not a control
> operator,

...as a given. You can stop right there because I don't agree with the
statement. My point is that ARRL contest rules do not explicitly say that
the presence of a control operator in the room makes the entry multi-op.
ARRL has chosen to interpret the rules to mean that, but the text doesn't
say anything of the kind. In fact, in defining multi-op, the rules
explicitly state a bunch of activities that would not be done by a control
operator being present in the room and not touching the radio, computer or
any other equipment.

73, Dick WC1M

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Gilbert [mailto:xdavid at cis-broadband.com]
> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 2:23 PM
> To: Mirko S57AD
> Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] KP2MM Disqualified in ARRL CW 2012
> 
> 
> Yes, of course I understand all of that.  That's why I posed it as an
> example ... because I think it's fundamentally the same thing for Yuri.
> I can't think of a single reason why the contest sponsor has any
> obligation whatsoever to turn an illegitimate entry into a legitimate
> one.   Can you imagine the nightmare precedent that such an action would
> create??  There would be no end to it and we'd be lucky to see results
> posted within our lifetime.
> 
> In fact, for Yuri's log to be accepted as Single Operator the ARRL would
> have to implicitly determine that KV4FZ was indeed not a control
> operator, and that would make Yuri's Extra Class contacts illegal per
> FCC rules ... not just zero point value.  Why would you just ignore
> that?
> 
> Dave   AB7E
> 
> 
> 
> On 6/24/2012 6:28 AM, Mirko S57AD wrote:
> >
> > With all due respect, Dave, but if you made even a single contact in
> > the contest  with high power, you you should claim your category High
> > Power. If your buddy visited you during the contest and made a single
> > contact while you went to toilet, it is Multi Operator category.
> >
> > Since frequencies in Yuri's log were recorded, contest sponsor could
> > mark contacts "outside the allowed frequency" as zero point ones.
> >  People who worked him lose nothing, who loses is just him. IMHO this
> > approach would be better than DQing!
> >
> > 73  Mirko, S57AD
> >
> >