[SECC] Member Support

[Lee Hiers]

On 7/29/07, Rick Dougherty NQ4I <nq4i at contesting.com> wrote:

> But lets take this to another step....lets assume that we are in the CQWW
> SSB test...the subject becomes zero pointers!! I love to work other SECC
> members...but the rules of CQWW will not reward me with any score what so
> ever if I work the same zero point station on one band or six!!! Spot me,
> but Puleeeeeze don't work me on all 6 bands in cqww...doesn't do anyone any
> good at all!!

Nonsense.

This is a very sore subject with me, but several years ago I was
operating 40m single band phone.  No, I don't know why...it just ended
up that way.  Well, on Sunday morning I realized that I didn't have my
own zone/country mult.  So, I looked for a multi-multi in the NE that
I knew would be trying to work VEs all day long and found one CQing
with no answer.  I listened for a couple CQs to make sure I wasn't
interrupting a good run and then called him, worked him and said
"thank you for the mult", which is something I always did on SSB when
working zero-pointers to emphasize that I actually needed the QSO.

Well, sure enough, the SOB didn't log me.  Through extended
discussions and complaints  to K3EST and N5NJ, the best answer I got
was that I should have worked a number of backup zero-pointers to
lessen the likelihood of this ever happening again.  I lost a
multiplier or two, and the MM lost nothing...for his
mistake/vindictiveness.  It's one of the complaints I have about the
over-zealous log-checking of CQWW - it's too easy for them to penalize
the innocent while letting the guilty get away unpunished.

I'm aware of the rules, as I think most SECC members are.  If I call
you during a contest and it's a zero-point QSO, rest assured I'm doing
it because I need the QSO for my score.  If you're CQing, realize that
other people may need to work you, even if you don't need them.  A
multi-multi is trying to be a beacon on the band...putting up with
zero-point QSOs is part of the cost of doing business.

One of the reasons I seek out NQ4I for my zero-point mults is because
a fellow club member has a vested interest in helping me with my
score, and (I hope) would be more likely to realize that I really need
the Q.

And the next time I'm out of the country and am the only station
operating from that multiplier (I've been in that situation more than
once, and it may happen again), I assure you there is an MM in the NE
that will be worked on six bands and logged on none of them.


-- 
Lee Hiers, AA4GA
"Have Dobro Will Travel"