[CQ-Contest] K9YC, WRTC, deep pockets

[Radio K0HB]

This is a joke, right? Inspectors?

Will they bring dogs, urine test kits, yellow police tape?

This is about AMATEURs, guys playing electronic splatball with our toy
radios?


On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 13:32 Tonno Vahk <tonno.vahk at gmail.com> wrote:

> What Ranko proposed was that the potential qualifiers will commit to
> letting
> anybody into their station for inspection at any time during any qualifying
> contest (ideally this should still be agreed and authorized by sponsors
> beforehand). There are local contesters who are ready to do that without
> any
> financial support from contest sponsors!
>
> Sponsors would probably just need to set some standards as to what is
> expected from the voluntary inspectors (e.g. recommended video and audio
> recording with simple handheld camera/phone and documenting the RF path,
> etc). As I understand there are many contesters in e.g. Balkan region who
> are frustrated enough and ready to do that so we should give them chance to
> enable the self-regulation of the contesting scene.
>
> 73
> ES5TV
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> kr2q at optimum.net
> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2016 3:43 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] K9YC, WRTC, deep pockets
>
> K9YC said:
> As I have said, the far greater problems are those related to geography and
> the huge advantage to those with the deepest pockets.
>
> KR2Q sez:
> Yes, I agree.  I's that way in contesting.  It's that way in everything.
>
> Scar (Lion King) sez:
> Life's not fair, is it.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMzPsOy-pe4
>
> If a more equitable way can be found and implemented, go for it.
> Interesting discussion.
> I still like Ranko's thoughts on on-site inspections during "qualifying"
> competitions...if only the contest sponsors had the necessary resources.
>
> de Doug KR2Q
>
>
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