[UK-CONTEST] IARU Contest;Level playing-field?

[G3SJJ]

I don't see a problem in that firstly it is now an established practice 
for this contest over several years, so we are just lagging behind in 
our thinking. Even if the adjudicators rule it out, the DLs will still 
be there in droves supporting their team because they are now used to 
doing it. Secondly, I don't see any problem in it being clarified and 
marketed to the UK that the system of using multiple calls as discussed 
is acceptable and desirable in this event. Again, to a lesser extent it 
already exists in the UK as has been pointed out. I guess it all depends 
on whether we want to win or be boring Brit. After all, we've got 
Commonwealth Contest for that.

Chris G3SJJ


Bob Henderson wrote:
> I've been involved with contesting for 40 years and I believed I had 
> developed a fair understanding of what is within the spirit of contesting 
> and what is not.  There is something here that confuses me and so might be 
> confusing to others.
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> For at least the last 30 years of my contesting experience, I have felt 
> encouraged to consider pre-contest solicitation of contacts to be, at best 
> unsportsmanlike and at worst, cheating.
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> It appears that pre-contest solicitation of contacts is acceptable when 
> carried out on behalf of HQ stations in the IARU contest.  I wonder if this 
> activity is restricted to HQ stations or open to all participants to engage 
> in on their own behalf?  I see nothing in the published rules for the 2006 
> IARU HF Championship, which either endorses or prohibits this activity for 
> any class of entrant.
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> I also wonder if pre-contest solicitation of contacts is considered 
> appropriate behaviour preceeding other contests?  If so, which ones?  If it 
> is appropriate for some but not all, how should one discern which contest 
> falls into which category?
>
> Bob, 5B4AGN
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