[VHFcontesting] Category shopping question

[Kutzko, Sean, KX9X]

Hi John-

What you describe is known in the contesting community as "cherry-picking." The rules don't say it's illegal, but it is VERY unethical, at least in my book. 

73, 

Sean Kutzko, KX9X
Contest Branch Manager

ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio
225 Main Street
Newington CT 06111-1494
Telephone: 860-594-0232
Fax: 860-594-0259
email:skutzko at arrl.org

Read the "Notes From The Contest Branch" blog at www.arrl.org/blog

-----Original Message-----
From: S.K. [mailto:kx9x at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:41 AM
To: Kutzko, Sean, KX9X
Subject: Fw: [VHFcontesting] Category shopping question



Sean Kutzko
Amateur Radio KX9X
www.seankutzko.com


--- On Thu, 5/28/09, John Geiger <aa5jg at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: John Geiger <aa5jg at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] Category shopping question
> To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Date: Thursday, May 28, 2009, 10:38 AM
> 
> I have never heard the term "category shopping" until an
> email earlier today.  I can see the ethical concerns
> with it, but here is another ethics question-I want to enter
> as a limited multiop (limited to 4 bands).  Can I run 5
> bands-6m, 2m, 222mhz, 70cm, and 23cm, and then just pick the
> best 4 in terms of QSOs and grids for my entry?  So, if
> 23cm does better than 222mhz, use that band with 6m, 2m, and
> 70cm.
> 
> 73s John AA5JG
> 
> 
>       
> 
> _______________________________________________
> VHFcontesting mailing list
> VHFcontesting at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
>