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Re: [CQ-Contest] Rotten, Stinking, Cheaters!

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Rotten, Stinking, Cheaters!
From: "Yuri VE3DZ" <va3uz@sympatico.ca>
Reply-to: Yuri VE3DZ <va3uz@sympatico.ca>
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 23:19:33 -0500
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So, not only Europeans cheat! :-))


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <K5NZ@aol.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 8:45 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Rotten, Stinking, Cheaters!


> Amazed, as always, what would cause someone to cheat in a ham radio event?
> Either they didn't read the rules, understand the rules, or completely
> disregard the rules!
>
> This is what I heard from several multi-ops in SS today.....
>
> 1) Guy calls me, when he gives exchange I can hear the other op in the
shack
> working someone while this guy is trying to stumble out my serial
number..he
> has to ask someone in room what number to give me.. I ask him what the
hell is
> going on in there, you loosing control? LOL
>
> Note: At least use a partition so we can't hear the cheating in progress!
>
> 2) I call in, once again I can hear the other QSO going on in the shack..
the
> op has to call me back after the QSO to "correct" the serial number... lol
>
> And now for the winner.....
>
> 3) I'm running and getting ready to SO2R a station I have queued up on
> another band..when the same station calls me and I listen to him giving me
my
> exchange while his buddy is CQ'ing away on the other band..  Funny thing
is I
> continue to listen after my Q with him and when the other band makes a Q
it is 2
> serial numbers below what I was given...nice way to pad ahead!
>
> Everyone makes a mistake now and then, but some of this is pretty blatant!
>
> You know, it's not that I really care...we getting some big prize money
for
> this stuff?  New cars, radios, towers?  Nope...  So cheat away, and glad I
> picked up some new tactics for my next multi-op!
>
> And while I'm on a roll... SO2R guys  when you go make a Q on the other
> radio, if you can't get back before someone asks QRL twice and then CQ's
and gets
> an answer.... you loose the freq! Period!  If you do it to me, as happened
> today, I'll stay put for however long it takes.  When it happens to me I
just say
> good work to the guy, you can't have it both ways!  It's part of knowing
when
> to do your SO2R in my book!
>
> let the flames begin!
>
> mike k5nz

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