[CQ-Contest] This IS cheating, right?

[Rick Lindquist, WW1ME]

Amen. I appreciate the input from all who have contacted me directly or
posted to the list. I have replied to a few with my perspective on the
situation, which falls far short of earthshaking, but I regret that I cannot
contribute further to the discussion.

73, Rick WW1ME

-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Dutson [mailto:kdutson at sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 10:32 AM
To: 'Bob Naumann'; 'Rick Lindquist, WW1ME'; cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] This IS cheating, right?

I totally disagree with this idea.  Contesting should be fun and
competitive.  But contesters should play by the rules, or not at all.  Even
if assisted, do not put a contact in the log unless you have copied all
exchange info on the air.  I consider actions like this the same as
"cleaning" a log after the contest.

73, Keith NM5G
Texas QSO Party Coordinator 

-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob
Naumann
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 6:40 AM
To: 'Rick Lindquist, WW1ME'; cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] This IS cheating, right?

Rick,

While the guy you worked was obviously assisted, why would you reduce *your*
score to get back at him?

I'd include your description of what happened with your log submittal and
let the contest sponsor sort it out.

I'd wager that he's putting other given names in his log rather than what
was sent on the air.  They'll figure that out.

There's talk about automatic DQ for people who do what you're suggesting -
i.e.; intentionally deleting a QSO from your log.

While the other guy is sleazy for sure, what you're suggesting is not much
better and really only hurts your score.

Don't do it.

73,

Bob W5OV

-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Rick Lindquist, WW1ME
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 11:12 AM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] This IS cheating, right?

Okay, conditions for the CQ 160 SSB have been extremely noisy for many of us
along the Eastern Seaboard. Operators have routinely been CQing in the face
of several callers, and few seem to be able to hear me, although I did snag
HK1NA and a guy in Iowa, so the antenna system still works, such as it is.

 

Anyway, I digress. A station came back to me, but I could not copy his state
among the static crashes, so I asked for a repeat. The op comes back: "Okay,
thanks, Eric, for Maine." Well, two problems here: (1) I had not given him
his report yet (and never did), and (2) I never use my given name on or off
the air - I go by "Rick." The logical conclusion here is that he had his
logger set to look up on the Internet stations he was working, and he got my
given name AND my exchange info from a call sign database.

 

I don't expect to log more than a few dozen Qs in this event, but his will
not be among the ones I submit, even though it was a needed mult.

 

Rick, WW1ME

 

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