[CQ-Contest] K9YC, WRTC, deep pockets

[Jack Brindle]

I can see a new tactic on the horizon. Send a friend to inspect the station of a major competitor to disrupt their concentration.
Even better, send a constant stream of visitors so the op never really gets going. It could be really great, until THEY
retaliate in-kind.

Is this really a solution to a real problem?

- Jack, W6FB

> On Aug 20, 2016, at 1:44 PM, Radio K0HB <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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