[UK-CONTEST] Deliberately Corrupting call signs.

[Keith Maton]

Aye.



73
Keith, G6NHU
Martello Tower Group, G0PKT






On 5 Apr 2010, at 18:23, Mike Farmer wrote:

> 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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