[VHFcontesting] VHF contesting ethics questions

[Eugene Zimmerman]

Russ

I don't think information resources like radar plots and the real time
propagation maps are a problem. They don't give you frequency and station
information at the same time, don't self spot and don't set up schedules
with anyone. I wouldn't have a problem using them. This is a good example of
Internet resources that do not replace the human brain with a machine. The
human brain cannot generate radar plots.

73  Gene  W3ZZ
World Above 50 MHz
FM19jd  MD
50 => 10 GHz
Grid Pirates Contest Group K8GP
Member, CQWW Contest Advisory Group


-----Original Message-----
From: kb8u vhf [mailto:kb8u_vhf at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 9:04 AM
To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: [VHFcontesting] VHF contesting ethics questions


Do people think it is ethical to use the internet to get National Weather
Service
radar images to assist in knowing where to point a 10 GHz dish for
rain-scatter
propagation during contests when all other aspects of the contact are
facilitated
over the air?  Exclude the 10 GHz and up contest since the rules for that
one say 
anything goes.

How about use of the real-time propagtion map at 
http://www.mountainlake.k12.mn.us/ham/aprs/path.cgi?map=na ?

Neither give the callsign or frequency of anybody you could work so I'm OK
with them but I'll stop if I'm in the minority.

-Russ  KB8U

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