[UK-CONTEST] FW: IOTA 9A0A

[Doug Roberts]

Just a few thoughts:

OK, so they had 3 radios, and 3 amps.

Was this a contest-only operation, or was the contest part of a longer
operation, like the previous year?  Is it not eminently sensible to plan to
carry spares for anything that might fail during a contest/dxpedition/island
activation?  What an incredibly tenuous link from a QSL card list of
equipment to implying that it was all in use during a contest!  The thought
certainly makes me glad my own QSL doesn't list my equipment - it would
prejudice every one of my meagre contest entries - and our ZD8K multi/single
entry in the 2001 WPX would be blown right out of the water if it were ever
revealed that we had 5 radios, 3 amps and 4 computers with us!

Can you honestly believe that anyone, especially a respected DX Foundation,
would be bold/stupid enough to openly imply that they disregarded contest
rules - even if they actually did?

I don't know what gives rise to this speculation, but does the principle of
"innocent until proven guilty" not apply?  Or do I detect sour grapes
fermenting/festering somewhere?

73, Doug G0WMW


----- Original Message -----
From: G3SJJ <g3sjj at btinternet.com>
To: UK-Contest <>; IOTA Contest Reflector <iota-contest at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 3:39 PM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] FW: IOTA 9A0A


| >From Chris G3SJJ. This was sent to me by a good friend of mine. Seems to
| confirm what many of us thought. Having got away with it, they were bold
| enough to publish the fact on their QSL Card :
|
| >I had a look at 9A0A's QSL card that they sent to everyone they worked in
| last year's IOTA contest.  It makes interesting reading.
|
| >Rig:  3 x IC756
|
| >3 x Amps:  Ameritron AL-800H
|                    Acom 2000A
|                    ETO91b
|
| >Aerials:  2 x A3S
|                1 x ZY33,
|                40m 4 square
|                80m Inv V
|                40m Inv V
|                80m vertical
|
| >Operators: 12
|
| >Now, what is it the rules say about the number of radios...
|
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