[CQ-Contest] [Bulk] Re: CQ WW CW 2014 Results

[Steve IK4WMH]

Hello Vlad,

Saturday, May 9, 2015, 12:36:29 AM, you wrote:

VS> Certainly there is a deficiency in the wording quoted below. I'd
VS> tend to add the following: ... as well as use of any other
VS> information from an external source which may affect your contest
VS> score.

That may or may not be reasonable, the point is it's not written in
the rules.

What are written rules good for if you can't trust what you read?

VS> I believe, you agree that a spot about yourself wakes you up,
VS> information about a sudden propagation blackout sends you to bed
VS> for some time, etc, while others with no internet access suffer
VS> from lack of such kind of information and therefore act
VS> differently. As a result, you have an advantage over them even
VS> without any QSO alerting information as is.

The written rules don't say it is prohibited so what?

What if your wife/girlfriend/mother enters the shack and brings you
food and drinks?

Isn't it an unfair advantage over anyone who is not married or can't
count on someone to bring him/her food and has to quit contesting for
a while to cook his/her own meal?

I usually stick with what I read and try not to add nor subtract
anything from what is written in the rules.



On another post Albert said:

AC> If you know you are being spotted, this is a big advantage  to
AC> you. It informs  whether you are being spotted by many people or
AC> just a few , and also as to what part of the world is actually
AC> hearing you.

As I said above, what you said may be reasonable but is not explicitly
prohibited from the rules.

AC>  You don't know your own  tranmitting frequency and call sign
AC> unless someone spots you?

Of course I know them but knowing someone spots me turns me up! :)



Steve IK4WMH