[UK-CONTEST] Deliberately Corrupting call signs.

[Colin Wilson]

Yes absolutely

73

Colin G3VCQ
www.sheffield-live.co.uk

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Farmer" <G3VAO at ARRL.net>
To: "Bob Henderson" <bob at 5b4agn.net>; "Gordon Brown" 
<gordonbrowns at btinternet.com>
Cc: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Deliberately Corrupting call signs.


>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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Colin G3VCQ/J38CW
www.sheffield-live.co.uk