[UK-CONTEST] IOTA 2008, a wee bit of poor operating (IMHO)

[Martin Platt]

Campbell,

There could be other reasons as well. Whilst i was operating the 
multiplier station at MD4K, i was repeatedly called by stations who were 
not new mults for me whilst trying to chase a mult myself.

The rules read thus:-

Multi-ops are restricted to a maximum of two transceivers, the second 
station to be used to find and call other stations only if the station 
is a new multiplier. It must not be used to solicit other contacts, e.g. 
by calling "CQ" or "QRZ". Any non-multiplier QSOs made accidentally on 
the second station must be logged, but will be scored as zero points.

In this instance one could "accidentally" log the QSO and score it as 
zero points or respectfully point out that you are the mult station and 
that you cannot work them as they are not a new multiplier to you.

A tricky one here i guess and each group may choose to interpret it 
differently. Like Chris WOJ i haven't seen or heard this particular 
behaviour before as we are all glad of every mult we can get.

In the heat of battle a lot of things happen, people image they have 
worked someone when they haven't, people who should get through pile-ups 
don't etc etc.

My suggestion is that you contact the station in question and ask why 
you were deliberately shunned - maybe there is a totally logical answer!

Regards,

Martin G4XUM



Chris Tran GM3WOJ wrote:
> Hi Cambell et al
>
> Thanks for the QSOs from GM2T - we also had great weather on Benbecula - for 
> the whole 3 days. Some excellent pile-ups from EU-010.
>
> Quoting from the IOTA rules :
> 9. PENALTIES
> Points may be deducted, or entrants disqualified, for violation of the rules 
> or the spirit of the contest. This includes, for example,    *   refusal by 
> IOTA island stations to make contacts with their own country when requested 
> *   , use of a third party to make contacts on a list or net, working CW 
> multipliers on an SSB frequency, failing to observe the contest-preferred 
> band segments, or not giving the IOTA reference for every contact. The 
> decision of the IOTA Contest Manager and RSGB HF Contests Committee is final 
> in all matters of dispute.
> ----------------------------------
> This *seems* to specifically address the case you mention, but do you have 
> evidence (not sure what evidence would consist of, other than repeated audio 
> recordings?) - you would have to be 100% sure that the mult you were calling 
> genuinely could not hear you, which may be impossible to prove. The GM7V 
> team have never experienced this in past IOTA contests.
>
> 73
> Chris
> GM3WOJ 
>
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