This is getting pretty absurd if you ask me. Maybe the rules should be
changed slightly to say "only one OPERATOR can contribute to the final score
..." That would eliminate the local pizza delivery people, wife, antenna
helpers, etc. from putting you in another category.
I'm sure someone will complain about that, too.
73, Zack W9SZ
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 7:40 PM, David J. Sourdis <hk1kxa@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Right Hans, that person is not operating. But if you are running the
> contest SO-SB while somebody is installing an additional antenna to your
> "weaponry".... let's say that you began with the tribander and a vertical
> because the 2 monobander stack was not ready at the contest start and is
> finished and connected to a free port on your antenna switch 12 hours after
> contest began. I would say that switching from the monobander to the stack
> installed by somebody else while you operated the contest will surely
> contribute to your score.
>
> "only one person (the operator) can contribute to the final score during
> the official contest period"
> (CQ WW 2009 Rules article, last paragraph of first colum in page 32 CQ Mag.
> Sept 2009)
>
>
>
> 73
>
> David
> HK1KXA
> EC5KXA
>
>
>
>
> > From: kzerohb@gmail.com
> > To: hk1kxa@hotmail.com; CQ-Contest@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQ WW Rules Question/interpretation
> > Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 21:20:04 +0000
> >
> > If the other person is not OPERATING (only repairing, maintenance), then
> > they are not an Operator and did not contribute to the score.
> >
> > PS: I am not a contest lawyer, just a reasonable and intelligent person.
> > Therefore my opinion may not be valid.
> >
> > 73, de Hans, K0HB
> > --
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> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "David J. Sourdis" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
> > Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 5:14 PM
> > To: "CQ contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> > Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQ WW Rules Question/interpretation
> >
> > >
> > > Hello to all,
> > >
> > > Please any answer, send it to the contest reflector.
> > >
> > > Is it repairing a station item, or i.e. installing a new antenna during
> > > contest time, considered like an activitiy to contribute to your
> contest
> > > score?
> > > If so, it means that an op shouldn't be helped by anyone during contest
> > > time to repair/install, etc, if said op is running the test in a SO
> > > category.
> > >
> > > See part A. Single Operator of Categories section of rules 2009
> > >
> > > I remember some rule of a contest where was clearly stated that any
> > > repairs on the run had to be made only by the op.
> > >
> > > David
> > > HK1KXA
> > > EC5KXA
> > >
> > > PS: It would be quite a stretch to consider that a wife bringing
> sandwich
> > > & coffee to the shack during contests relocates you in M/S, but sure
> the
> > > coffee contributes to your score, hi hi.
> > >
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