[UK-CONTEST] Deliberately Corrupting call signs.

[Mike Farmer]

I second Bobs proposal   All in favour????
Mike
G3VAO


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Henderson" <bob at 5b4agn.net>
To: "Gordon Brown" <gordonbrowns at btinternet.com>
Cc: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Deliberately Corrupting call signs.


> Gordon
>
> I think naming and shaming would be appropriate.  Appalling behaviour.
>
> Bob, 5B4AGN
>
> On 4 April 2010 16:52, Gordon Brown <gordonbrowns at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> > During the recent SP DX Contest I noticed a station located in the UK
> > deliberately using the wrong call sign to elicit a reply and once he had
it
> > he then reverted to his correct call sign.  Surely that is unsporting?
> > Surely it would be wrong for me to use 3M4V and then correct it after
> > contact has been made to my correct call sign G3MZV.  What some people
will
> > get up to in order to win makes me so cross I feel like giving up
amateur
> > radio and spending my spare time playing lawn bowls where we can expect
some
> > doubtful practises.
> >
> > Gordon 3M4V  (sorry G3MZV)
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