Marty,
Well said, and it cancels any of Dave's flimsy subjective arguments.
To Dave ... well you have lost, and to continue the argument to the
level of silliness as you have done is a waste of time. Very few are
buying into your dispute.
Doug/VA5DX
I'll run the race and I will never be the same again.
-----Original Message-----
Hi Marty,
None of what you say below means that any contester is banned from
objecting
to rules.
Dave is exercising his right, as protected by your First Amendment, to
state
his opinion. You equally have that right. But nothing here is a valid
argument against Dave's concerns.
Kelly
Ve4xt
-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Marty Durham
Sent: August-16-09 4:24 PM
To: 'David Kopacz'; cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Station Inspections->Hijacked Thread
Dave,
No one is forcing you to allow anyone into your QTH. When 'you' decide
that
you want to enter into a contest (whether it be ARRL or CQ or some other
sponsor) you decide that you are willing to abide by the RULES that the
contest sponsor has printed...plain and simple.
You have the options...you are in the driver's seat...and oh, by the
way...no one is taking away ANY of your rights.
If YOU decide you don't like the rules as stated by the sponsor then you
have options:
1. You can still 'play' in the contest, maybe even inviting some top
notch
contesters who understand IN ADVANCE that you are not going to submit a
log
for competitive scoring because you disagree with the rules.
2. You can choose to submit your log as a 'check' log
3. You can choose NOT to enter the contest.
You chose to build 6Y1V. ARRL and CQWW did not force you to build the
station, just like they do not force you to enter the contest. YOU make
that
choice.
You also have the choice to develop and sponsor your own contest that
does
not involve those rules that you dislike.
Stop with the "it's my intellectual property argument"...it doesn't
wash.
AND, as stated before no one is forcing you to submit your log. If you
want
a seat at the big table then you have to play by the rules.
As for what is it going to cost to send judges out to inspect stations
and
who will they send...what do you care? The cost doesn't come from you or
any
other participant (unless and until the sponsors decide to charge an
entry
fee to cover the costs, at which point you STILL have the control
because
YOU STILL have the choice.) and the reality is that the number of
inspections or POTENTIAL inspections' will probably be less than 20-30.
So, hope to see you in the WW this fall, and ARRL in the spring, always
nice
to have the competition when we're operating in the Caribbean...but, if
your
station is not in the contests, well that is your choice.
73,
W1MD
/PJ2
V26F
Etc..
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