For illegal power, there is not much you can do unless, as you say, you
are in the shack watching it. For bad operating you can diplomatically
mention to the offender that your heard someone using their call and
using very poor operating techniques (specifics supplied) and that you
figured that they would want to know about it. This avoids the direct
accusation by giving them the benefit of the doubt, but it does send the
message that the observed behavior( regardless of the perpetrator) is
totally unacceptable. I think any person with a conscience will
eventually get the message that they need to clean up their act. For a
person with no conscience, you can hope they find another hobby.
73, Mike W4EF............
On 11/12/2012 8:48 AM, Cqtestk4xs@aol.com wrote:
It's like the guys we know who operate illegal power. Several of them are
well known contesters, and some are well known 160 guys. Others are packet
cheaters in contests. No one ever confronts these guys, at least
directly...including me.
I was once accused of using illegal power in contests, through a third
party while I was out in KH6...untrue. However, the guy who made the
accusation never came to me about it.
Unless you are in the guy's shack while he's doing whatever offense it is,
you never can know for sure if he is doing it. Result, it's hard to get in
the guys face about it.
Bill K4XS/KH7XS
In a message dated 11/12/2012 4:37:05 P.M. Coordinated Universal Tim,
paul@n1bug.com writes:
This post may get moderated, but I will try it anyway.
I question how many good operators would have the... [ahem]
"courage".... to out the offenders. As I say this I am thinking of
one particular individual whose operating standards are consistently
deplorable. This was often the topic of discussion on the DX chat
sites until the individual in question joined the room. To my
knowledge no one has ever said one word to him about his operating.
He was simply welcomed with open arms.
Honestly there is so much that goes on these days it makes me wonder
if I really want to be a DXer any more. It is all too common to see
remarks like this: "I thought I heard him send two letters of my
call so I sent a report. I will check the online log and see if I'm
there." By my standards and what my elmer taught me, that is not a
QSO even if he is in the log. I certainly would not count it.
That's all I'm going to say on the subject of poor operating.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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