I don't favor a contest rule requiring "frequent ID." The contest station
primarily must follow the amateur service rules of his or her county - this
is the bottom line. Not ID'ing frequently (selective ID'ing) is also a
contest strategy. How will a frequent ID rule be enforced? Will we
actually see someone disqualified from a contest for infrequent ID? How many
contesters are ever disqualified from a contest anyway? I also wonder about
the contest rule that says "listening time counts as operating time." How
is -that- rule enforced? Doesn't it make more sense to start the clock when
someone logs his or her first QSO? Just a thought.
If I don't hear a station identify frequently, I spin the dial to look for
someone who is actually ID'ing. I think the competitive contesters who do
not identify frequently lose the S&P'ers like me (but that is
-their-strategy). Even though I personally do not think a frequent ID rule
will work, it will be interesting to see if it does. Thanks to all of you
out there who ID frequently during contests; this S&P'er really appreciates
it!
73,
Jim, N7JB
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