[UK-CONTEST] Contest cheats?

[Ray James]

--- On Mon, 15/9/08, Peter Hobbs <peter at tilgate.co.uk> wrote:
>Do I gather then that cheating is now acceptable in V/UHF/Microwave 
>contests?

>73Peter G3LET 


Absolutely not Peter and anyone or group found guilty should be subject to the following action.
A warning plus points deduction for minor breaches and subsequent disqualification if correction in future events does not take place.
Disqualification, full stop, for serious breaches.

I define a minor breach as for example a station in Stornaway arranges a schedule on 70cm with a station in Essex and after arranging the schedule they go on to "talk" to the station in a way that would assist the completion of the contact.
This could be saying for example, "just needing the seriel number again"
A major breach would include actual exchange of contact information "off air".

Any contest station in receipt of non-requested feedback should inform the sender that not observing contest rules and to try again later to establish contact as the contact in progress has now been made void by feedback.
This occurs more often than not by a non-contester giving points away rather than a competitor.
I do this within and outwith contests as per the guidelines on ON4KST. 
 
73 Ray GM4CXM