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Re: [VHFcontesting] [VHF] N4JQQ June Claimed Score

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Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] [VHF] N4JQQ June Claimed Score
From: Marshall Williams <k5qe@sabinenet.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:52:29 +0100
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Hello everyone....Here is a classic example of the way the current ARRL 
rules discriminate against Single-Op stations.  Steve has a nice score 
for a Single-Op station.  He was forced to enter as a faux Multi-Op 
because he admitted to looking at the Internet.  OMG!! Horrors...the 
shame!!!

Of course many others, either knowingly or unknowingly, will ignore this 
and enter as a true Single-Op....which, in fact, they are.  It is like 
the old 55mph speed limit....hardly anyone paid any attention to that 
either, unless a cop was riding their bumper.

This situation is easily fixed.  Just allow Passive Assistance for all 
classes.  Recently, CQ allowed Passive Assistance for all its HF and VHF 
contests.  Guess what?  The world of contesting did not go to hell in a 
hand basket.  All the "cheating" allegations(about whether or not 
someone "took a peek") are suddenly gone.  Most of the discrimination 
against true Single-Ops just disappears.  Single-Ops compete against 
Single-Ops and Multi-Ops compete against Multi-Ops.  What a concept!!

To all Single-Ops:  If you are tired of being treated as a second class 
citizen, stand up!!  Refuse to shut up and go to the back of the bus.  
Visit with your Director and Vice-Director.  Tell them that the 
discrimination needs to stop.

See you in the July CQ WW VHF contest....16th and 17th of July.  GL to 
everyone....

73 Marshall K5QE


On 6/18/2011 3:05 PM, Crownhaven wrote:
> 50MHz     413/165
> 144               27/14
> 222               20/14
> 432               19/12
> 902               11/11
> 1.2                10/9
>
> Total Qs         500
> Total Q pts     581
> Total Mult       225
>
> Total score      130725
>
> EM55bd, multi-op (one operator and assistance)
>
> If it wasn't for the opening, the contest would have obviously been a 
> bust.
>
> Steve, N4JQQ
>
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