Topband: More on Dirty Harry and the DX window

[Barry Gross]

On 12/11/05, Steve Ireland <vk6vz at arach.net.au> wrote:
>
> Let's both give the rules some teeth - and not regard disqualification as
> such a heinous crime.  At worst, some of those who operate in the DX
> window
> when they shouldn't commit a 'professional foul' (in mainstream sport
> terms).   We can still like them and respect them,  but they should be
> penalised so that they take care not to do it again next year.
>

I would support such an approach - a noble gesture to save radio contests
from the law of the jungle.  In fact, I would expand it to disallow hams
with wide spurious tx signals (spec TBD) from calling cq.

73,
Barry N1EU