This is not true, the largest DX contest has enforced packet use on many
occasions during the past several years. A little research into claimed
category vs. published (final results) category for several stations will
reveal that the rules are being enforced.
73!
Tim K3LR
ku8e@bellsouth.net wrote:
> Al,
>
> I think the case that most have made for removing packet is that people get
> away with cheating (i.e claiming SO when they are SOA) and the contest
> sponsors
> don't do anything about it.
>
> I guess I am just old fashioned and my reason for removing it is that it
> makes
> contesting for some like shooting ducks in a pond. You just point and shoot.
> It
> doesn't take much skill to do that...
>
> Jeff
>
> >
> > From: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <frugoli@worldlinkisp.com>
> > Date: 2004/03/31 Wed PM 08:36:09 EST
> > To: cq-contest@contesting.com, ku8e@bellsouth.net
> > Subject: Re: Re: [CQ-Contest] Self Spotting
> >
> > KU8E wrote:
> > >
> > > The packet issue has been discussed for a long time and it seems to me
> > > that the majority favor removing it from contesting. Now it's time for
> > > the contest
> > > sponsors to react....
> >
> > Whoa! I think most favor the rules being enforced, not just doing away
> > with packet because contesters sometimes break that rule. If we follow
> > that logic we should do away with the 10 minute rule, because sometimes
> > contesters break it - we should do away with power categories, because
> > sometimes contesters break that rule. Where does it stop? K1TTT has shown
> > us techniques for identifying potential self spotters. I think the
> > contests sponsors need to take action on this empirical information, not
> > the kind of "it seems to me" information you talk about.
> >
> > 73 de Al, KE1FO
> >
> >
>
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