[UK-CONTEST] Deliberately Corrupting call signs.

[Ian & Steph Fugler (G4IIY)]

I tend to agree with Roger, but have huge empathy with the name and shame 
camp.

I'm still trying to reconcile in my mind the advantage of this practice in 
the SP contest.  I've heard people 'pretending' to be from other continents 
when a DX station asks, for instance, for Africa or NA only.  They send 
their last two.  When the DX station asks for that one, the full call 
arrives with an IZ8, etc. prefix.  But deliberately sending the wrong call 
in a contest and then having to correct it just seems bizarre.

Ian G4IYI





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger G3SXW" <g3sxw at btinternet.com>
To: "UK-Contest" <UK-Contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Deliberately Corrupting call signs.


> Only if the culprit repeated this tactic (was he tracked while S&Ping?) to
> allow for a one-off error or aberration. Is the 'evidence' solid, m'lud? 
> Is
> he a CDXC member - if Gordon doesn't want to "name & shame" him then maybe
> report him to Committee, with chapter & verse.
> 73 de Roger/G3XW..
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Colin Wilson" <colin at sheffield-live.co.uk>
> To: "Mike Farmer" <G3VAO at ARRL.net>; "Bob Henderson" <bob at 5b4agn.net>;
> "Gordon Brown" <gordonbrowns at btinternet.com>
> Cc: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 6:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Deliberately Corrupting call signs.
>
>
>> 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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>> 73
>>
>> Colin G3VCQ/J38CW
>> www.sheffield-live.co.uk
>>
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