So what constitutes "substantive"? Is a bottle of Maderia wine for working
s a station on multiple bands "substantive/" How about the CA QSO Party
where the top out-of-state scores receive a bottle of CA wine. Do you
disqualify the entire contest for that? I must confess I did not declare it
on my tax return. How about a tee-shirt for working 100 Italians (running
only 300 watts of course) in the WAIP Contest? Maybe we should do away with
door prizes at Dayton. And, maybe forget the free hats at Yaesu. Say, what
about the freebie Kenwood log books? Once you go down this road, it ay a
hard one to navigate without running into some potholes.
73,
Dennis K2SX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Silver Ward" <hwardsil1@mindspring.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] The Difference Between Rules and Ethics
> > So offhand, I'd say that if a station offers something of little or no
> real
> > value, like a "worked on 6 bands" certificate, it should not be an
ethical
> > violation. Let's not squeeze all the fun out of things. Something more
> > substansive, though, should be be prohibited -- in short, anything that
> > gives the appearance of "buying" contacts.
> >
> > 73, ron wn3vaw
>
> Of course! I'm not suggesting that we all have to become monastic hermits
> and conceal our identities with voice scramblers to submit single-op
scores.
>
> Is the certificate or QSL available to all callers? Has the solicitation
> been widely advertised? In the case of encouraging activity, anything
that
> encourages others to be active and participate fairly and equally is a
great
> idea. K1XM and KQ1F are well-known for their beautiful photo QSLs and
many
> operators make a point to contact them for "this year's" models. But they
> certainly don't say, "work only us", and the resulting activity benefits
all
> competitors - good for them!
>
> The shoe can sometimes be on the other foot. Conversely (pun intended), a
> single-op with a bad reputation for QSLing can also create disincentives
to
> make QSOs, for example.
>
> Here is a personal example of my own... I was at one time considering
> sponsoring a NW regional "SS Sprint" that would be a three-hour
competition
> for WA, OR, ID, BC, etc. stations on 40 and 80 between 9 PM and midnight.
> The idea was to increase activity on the low bands by stations that
> otherwise would not be active and counteract some of the advantage on
those
> bands enjoyed by the 1-2-3-4-5 districts. After some consideration, it
just
> seemed too much like stocking the pond with local ops unlikely to work
much
> outside the region and I let the idea drop. Now maybe the idea of the
> three-hour nighttime category for all entrants would be a good idea.
> Anyway, you get the idea - it would facilitate the making of QSOs that
were
> likely to be unavailable to others.
>
> We will not all make the same determination of appropriateness in all
cases.
> However, the awareness that there IS an issue to be considered will
improve
> the sport and quality of competition.
>
> 73, Ward N0AX
>
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